A visit to the Old Reformed 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 Reformed Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Reformed Cemetery:
40.2139, -84.1624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Reformed Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Reformed Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the north of the Old Reformed Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Reformed 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 Reformed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Razer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Razer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razer Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Garby Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Garby Cemetery #2 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #2
- Garby Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Garby Cemetery #1 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #1
- Plattsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point 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 Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lockington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Pasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Conover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Port Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Carysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Casstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Russia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
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 Reformed Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Piqua
- Quincy
- Saint Paris
- Sidney
- Troy
- Troy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Reformed Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 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 Reformed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Reformed Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044125 (Old Reformed Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044125 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piqua East
- Location given for Old Reformed Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2139396 Lon: -84.1624426
- 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 Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Reformed 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. |