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A visit to the Otterbein Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Otterbein Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Otterbein Cemetery (FG ID #42599)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.1213°   (40° 7' 16")

Lon:   -82.9352°   (-82° 56' 6")

The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Otterbein Cemetery .

Establishment of the Otterbein Cemetery ...

The Otterbein Cemetery was established in November 1856.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Otterbein Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otterbein Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Westerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
    • Westerville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <7>
  • Blendon Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blendon Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
    • Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Blendon Corner has also been known as:
    • Blendon Four Corners
    • Blendon
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blendon Corner
    • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Blendon Corner
  • Huber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
    • Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
  • Central College ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
    • Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinhook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pinhook
    • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Pinhook
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maxtown
    • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Maxtown
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flint
    • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Flint
  • Worthington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <7>
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Delaware County
    • Africa has also been known as:
    • East Orange
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Africa
    • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Africa
  • Gould Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Camp ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
    • Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Riverlea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverlea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
      • Riverlea is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
    • Harlem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Station ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olentangy ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gahanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
      • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <7>
    • Houcks ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houcks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
      • Houcks is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Houcks
      • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Houcks
    • Lewis Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Evanston ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evanston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
      • Evanston is located in Franklin County
      • Evanston has also been known as:
      • North Broadway
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evanston
      • From the Otterbein Cemetery to Evanston
    • Rust Corners ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
    • Center Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <7>
    • Liberty Church ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otterbein Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Otterbein Cemetery:

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 #1044220  (Otterbein Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1044220 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Northeast Columbus
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 257
    • Location given for GNIS #1044220 (Otterbein Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #42599

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Otterbein Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1213, Longitude: -82.9352    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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