A visit to the New Torch 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 New Torch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Torch Cemetery:
39.2409, -81.7443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Torch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Torch Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New Torch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Torch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the New Torch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Torch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ireland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Old Coolville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Little Hocking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coolville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coolville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolville Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Coolville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40387 <5>
- Frame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Hockingport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hockingport Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport Cemetery
- Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #826800 <5>
- New England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New England Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England Cemetery
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meldahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meldahl Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldahl Cemetery
- Munchmeyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Munchmeyers Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munchmeyers Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- McDougle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Neale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Torch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Torch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Youba
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Porterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Vanderhoof
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Decaturville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Beebe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Napier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Guysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Keno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
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 New Torch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Torch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 New Torch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 New Torch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699521 (New Torch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699521 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lubeck
- Location given for New Torch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.240909 Lon: -81.7442984
- 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 Athens, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Torch 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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