A visit to the Obetz 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 Obetz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Obetz Cemetery:
39.8756, -82.9480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Obetz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Obetz Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the north northwest of the Obetz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Obetz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Obetz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Obetz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Hendren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hendren Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendren Cemetery
- Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudas Achim Cemetery
- Groveport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Groveport Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43149 <5>
- Fernwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Rarey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rarey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarey Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cholera Cemetery
- Helen Harold & Paul Peters Cemetery
- Paul Peters Farm Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Truro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Truro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109024 <5>
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Thomas Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Adams Cemetery
- Scioto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scioto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Arlington Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Burial Park
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Obetz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Obetz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Obetz
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Edward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Groveport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Lockbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blacklick Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Edgewater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Truro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Grove City Country Club
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Bexley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Duvall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- East Columbus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
- East Columbus has also been known as:
- Dakrumm
- Rarigville
- Urbancrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
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 Obetz Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Obetz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bexley
- Columbus
- Grove City
- Whitehall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Obetz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Obetz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961557 (Obetz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961557 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Columbus
- Location given for Obetz Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8756194 Lon: -82.9479585
- 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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obetz 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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