A visit to the Old Saint Josephs Priory 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 St. Josephs Priory Cemetery ...
The Old St. Josephs Priory Cemetery is located in Perry County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Binckley Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Binckley Ridge Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Binckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Brehm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brehm Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brehm Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Somerset.
- The Greenlawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Community Gardens Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370445 <3>
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- The New Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #853607 <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Reading Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Reading Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reading Cemetery
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Ream Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ream Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ream Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Vansickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vansickle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansickle Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion 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]<2> of the Old St. Josephs Priory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avalon
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Brownsville
- Carthon
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Chalfants
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Congo
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Crooksville
- Deavertown
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Fultonham
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Glenford
- Gratiot
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Harbor Hills
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Junction City
- Mount Perry
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- New Lexington
- New Straitsville
- Pleasantville
- Redfield
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Roseville
- Rushville
- Shawnee
- Somerset
- Thornville
- West Rushville
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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 St. Josephs Priory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Josephs Priory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crooksville
- New Lexington
- New Straitsville
- Pleasantville
- Shawnee
- Somerset
- Thornville
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 helpful 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 St. Josephs Priory Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 St. Josephs Priory Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963648 (Old Saint Josephs Priory Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963648 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerset
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 St. Josephs Priory Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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