A visit to the Otterbein 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 Otterbein Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otterbein Cemetery:
39.9453, -84.6705
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Otterbein Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otterbein Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Otterbein Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otterbein Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilt Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilt Cemetery
- Harter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harter Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Cemetery
- First Universalist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenmound Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmound Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- New Castine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Castine Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castine Cemetery
- Castine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Castine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Castine Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Castine Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wayne Lakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wayne Lakes Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Madison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966730 <5>
- Prices Creek German Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Petry Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petry Cemetery
- Wares Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wares Chapel Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Chapel Cemetery
- Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ithaca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ithaca Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer 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]<3> of the Otterbein Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otterbein Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Castine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- New Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pitsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Poplar Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Arba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
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 Otterbein Cemetery. The following communities are located in Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otterbein Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcanum
- Greenville
- Hollansburg
- New Madison
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Otterbein Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 Otterbein Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806185 (Otterbein Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806185 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Madison
- Location given for Otterbein Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9453274 Lon: -84.6705116
- 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 Darke, 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- Otterbein 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. |