A visit to the Old Catholic 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 Old Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Catholic Cemetery:
40.5445, -84.3769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Auglaize County<2>.
The county seat for Auglaize County is located in Wapakoneta. Wapakoneta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Old Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Benner Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benner Cemetery
- Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Marys.
- The Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41044 <5>
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Marys.
- The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm View Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40712 <5>
- Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Knoxville.
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruhe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42667 <5>
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Protestant Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Neptune Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The German Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Julion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Julion Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oldtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Botkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Botkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botkins Cemetery
- Plank Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Plank Road Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Road Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Wisely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wisely Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisely Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Bremen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Chickasaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wapakoneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Minster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Botkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Earley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Converse Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Laramie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
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 Old Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Auglaize County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- Buckland
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Mendon
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Saint Marys
- Spencerville
- Wapakoneta
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 Old Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Auglaize 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 Old Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1071255 (Old Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1071255 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: Auglaize
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Marys
- Location given for Old Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.544492 Lon: -84.3768961
- 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 Auglaize, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Catholic 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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