A visit to the Old Saint Stephens Lutheran 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. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery:
41.2459, -84.2452
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies just to the west northwest of the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hohenberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hohenberger Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenberger Cemetery
- Ayersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ayersville Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville Cemetery
- The Ayersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Bend & Ayersville Cemetery
- Pleasant Bend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1687547 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Riverview Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rohn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rohn Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohn Cemetery
- Hire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hire Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hire Cemetery
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Brinkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
- Parry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry Cemetery
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- Frazee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Frazee Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Defiance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42347 <5>
- Mansfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Emanuels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emanuels Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuels Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Huston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Cemetery
- Florida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Florida Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ayersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- New Bavaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Pleasant Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Holgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Elery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Continental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kieferville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hartsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Malinta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
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. Stephens Lutheran 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 St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Continental
- Defiance
- Dupont
- Dupont lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dupont.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Holgate
- Napoleon
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 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 St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Defiance 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. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961353 (Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961353 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Bavaria
- Location given for Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2458809 Lon: -84.2452228
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old St. Stephens Lutheran 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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