A visit to the Old Insane & Penal 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 Insane & Penal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery:
39.9651, -83.0577
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Insane & Penal Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east of the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Insane & Penal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Camp Chase Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase Cemetery
- Feebleminded Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Feebleminded Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feebleminded Cemetery
- Franklinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Franklinton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Cemetery
- Clime Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clime Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Postle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Postle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postle Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery (Old) is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery (Old)
- The Union Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Old Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43840 <5>
- Union Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery (New) is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery (New)
- The Union Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
- New Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43840 <5>
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40661 <5>
- Evergreen Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Columbus.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Insane & Penal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Insane & Penal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valleyview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Grandview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marble Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Lincoln Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Deems ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- New Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Urbancrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Upper Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Galloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Bexley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Columbus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
- East Columbus has also been known as:
- Dakrumm
- Rarigville
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
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 Insane & Penal Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Insane & Penal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bexley
- Columbus
- Grove City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Insane & Penal 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 Old Insane & Penal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961100 (Old Insane and Penal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961100 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: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southwest Columbus
- Location given for Old Insane and Penal Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9650639 Lon: -83.0576854
- 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 '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 Insane & Penal 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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