A visit to the Old Clay 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 Clay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Clay Cemetery:
39.0998, -83.1571
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Clay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Clay Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Waverly City. Waverly City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Old Clay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Clay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Clay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The West McBee Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West McBee Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Clayton #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clayton #1 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton #1 Cemetery
- Clayton #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Clayton #2 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton #2 Cemetery
- Russell #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Russell #1 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell #1 Cemetery
- Mustard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mustard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustard Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Waldern Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Vine Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vine Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Chapel Cemetery
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bond Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Chapel Cemetery
- Edger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edger Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edger Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shanks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Latham.
- The Shanks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler Cemetery
- Butler & Cruze Ceetery
- Cruze Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2533195 <5>
- Abbott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Mt. Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Latham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Latham Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Parmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parmore Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmore Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pfeifer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer 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 Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Nipgen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Piketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Peck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Summithill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Newfain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Sargents
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Jean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Zahn's Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Bristol Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Shyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Cynthiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
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 Clay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Piketon
- Waverly
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 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044097 (Old Clay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044097 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latham
- Location given for Old Clay Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0997909 Lon: -83.1571276
- 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 Pike, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Clay 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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