A visit to the Owl Creek 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 Owl Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owl Creek Cemetery:
40.2898, -82.4115
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owl Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owl Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the north northwest of the Owl Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owl Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Owl Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owl Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- N N A Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The N N A Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for N N A Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Utica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bell Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Bell Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bell Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314365 <5>
- Martinsburg Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fairview FWB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview FWB Church Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview FWB Church Cemetery
- The Fairview FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316855 <5>
- South Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Utica.
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Kenyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kenyon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Homer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
- Coad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coad Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coad Cemetery
- Eden Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Church Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owl Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owl Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gambier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pipesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Highwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Five Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Esto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Milfordton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Lock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Vanatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Wilkins Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
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 Owl Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owl Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Owl Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Owl Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961274 (Owl Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961274 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hunt
- Location given for Owl Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.289787 Lon: -82.4115467
- 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 Knox, 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- Owl Creek 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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