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A visit to the Old Forest Home Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Forest Home Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Forest Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Forest Home Cemetery

Lat:   41.3020°   (41° 18' 7")

Lon:   -84.7763°   (-84° 46' 34")

The Old Forest Home Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.

The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Old Forest Home Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hicksville Amish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicksville Amish Cemetery
    • The Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located in Defiance County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hicksville.
  • Six Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Six Corners Cemetery is located in Defiance County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Alton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Scipio Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scipio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scipio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scipio Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Paulding County
  • Wartenbe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wartenbe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wartenbe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wartenbe Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Spindler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spindler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spindler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spindler Cemetery is located in Defiance County
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Defiance County
  • Kent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kent Cemetery is located in Defiance County
  • Kraft Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kraft Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
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    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • Slough Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slough Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Banks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Forder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forder Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Defiance County
    • Krontz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krontz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krontz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Krontz Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • White City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White City Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • Banks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Maumee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maumee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maumee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maumee Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Paulding County
    • Tamarack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamarack Cemetery
      • The Tamarack Cemetery is located in Defiance County
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Williams County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Forest Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hicksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Link ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Link. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
    • Link is located in Paulding County
  • Saint Joe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spencerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Antwerp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Knoxdale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
    • Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Harlan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <5>
  • Cecil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Paulding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • New Rochester ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rochester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
    • New Rochester is located in Paulding County
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
  • Edgerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Grabill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabill
      • Grabill is located in Allen County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grabill <5>
    • Sherwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Defiance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <5>
    • Moore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
    • Woodburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Emmett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Paulding County
      • Emmett has also been known as:
      • Emerald Station
      • Emerald
    • Leo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Melbern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
      • Melbern is located in Williams County
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Williams County
    • Paulding
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
      • Paulding is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
    • Ney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
      • Ney is located in Defiance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <5>
    • Edgerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Payne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <5>
    • Renollet ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renollet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
      • Renollet is located in Paulding County
    • Blakeslee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
      • Blakeslee is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <5>
    • Waterloo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
    • Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>

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 Forest Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Forest Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antwerp
    • Antwerp lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Antwerp.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Auburn
    • Auburn lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Edgerton
  • Grabill
    • Grabill lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grabill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabill
  • Hicksville
  • Paulding
  • Payne
    • Payne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Forest Home Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Saint Joe
  • Spencerville
  • Waterloo
  • Woodburn

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Forest Home Cemetery:

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 Forest Home Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1961351  (Old Forest Home Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1961351 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hicksville
    • County: Defiance         Elev: 243
    • Location given for GNIS #1961351 (Old Forest Home Cemetery)

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Defiance, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Forest Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3020, Longitude: -84.7763       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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