A visit to the Mount Sterling Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Sterling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sterling Cemetery:
39.9581, -82.1463
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Sterling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Sterling Cemetery is located in Muskingum County<2>.
The county seat for Muskingum County is located in Zanesville. Zanesville lies just to the east of the Mt. Sterling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Sterling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Sterling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334229 <5>
- Timber Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Timber Run Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Brushy Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Knob Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Knob Cemetery
- The Brushy Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Tanner Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Fork Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Fork Cemetery
- Sidle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sidle Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidle Cemetery
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- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mount Perry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258756 <5>
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Wesley Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Union Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Union Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- United Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The United Jewish Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Jewish Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Black Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Log Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Log Cemetery
- Tunis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tunis Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gratiot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Nashport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- South Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Wortley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Chalfants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Shannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Black Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Cut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Frazeysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Sterling Cemetery. The following communities are located in Muskingum County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Sterling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Muskingum County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Sterling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964174 (Mount Sterling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964174 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Muskingum
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gratiot
- Location given for Mount Sterling Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9581228 Lon: -82.146253
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Sterling Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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