A visit to the Old 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cemetery:
39.6289, -84.6550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Cemetery is located in Preble County<2>.
The county seat for Preble County is located in Eaton. Eaton lies just to the north of the Old Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lowes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Muttonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Muttonville Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Poyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poyner Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Cemetery
- Gard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
- John Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The John Ramsey Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ramsey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- The Beechwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covanentor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39817 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Sugar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Valley Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fairmound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairmound Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmound Cemetery
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morning Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West College Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- College Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodwins Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- West Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Contreras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Contreras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Seven Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Miltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preble County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Eaton
- Farmersville
- West Alexandria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Preble 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044095 (Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044095 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: Preble
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eaton South
- Location given for Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6289417 Lon: -84.6549523
- 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 Preble, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |