A visit to the Pearl 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 Pearl Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pearl Cemetery:
40.3650, -84.1686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pearl Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pearl Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the south of the Pearl Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pearl Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pearl Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pearl Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lenox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Anna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anna Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Toland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Toland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toland Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Coldes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Staley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Staley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Medaris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Medaris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaris Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- New Loramie Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Loramie Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Carey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell 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 Pearl Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pearl Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Port Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Pasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Montra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Botkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Kettlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fort Laramie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lockington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Minster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- New Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Carysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Wapakoneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Pearl Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pearl Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- De Graff
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Quincy
- Sidney
- Wapakoneta
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pearl Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Pearl Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044350 (Pearl Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044350 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sidney
- Location given for Pearl Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.365049 Lon: -84.1685558
- 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 Shelby, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearl 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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