A visit to the Petit 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 Petit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petit Cemetery:
40.7656, -82.4549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petit Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Mansfield. Mansfield lies just to the west of the Petit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Petit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Petit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lantz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lantz Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Ohio State Reformatory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Painter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Painter Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Koogle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Koogle Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koogle Cemetery
- Windsor Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Windsor Park Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Park Cemetery
- Mansfield Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Catholic Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Catholic Cemetery
- The Mansfield Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mansfield.
- The Mansfield Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308520 <5>
- Mansfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- The Mansfield Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mansfield.
- The Mansfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mansfield City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977519 <5>
- Pittenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pittenger Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittenger Cemetery
- Caesarea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Caesarea Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesarea Cemetery
- Little Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mifflin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mifflin Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Cemetery
- Zehner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zehner Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zehner Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Milton Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Zeiter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zeiter Cemetery is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiter Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Copus Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copus Hill Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copus Hill Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burns Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199484 <5>
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 Petit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alta is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hanley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maybee is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Bellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bellville is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <6>
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newville is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Ganges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jeromesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Loudonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is also located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Crestline
(14 miles [22.5 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 Petit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Bellville
- Butler
- Crestline
- Lexington
- Loudonville
- Lucas
- Mansfield
- Ontario
- Shelby
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 Petit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Petit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044406 (Petit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044406 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 414 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pavonia
- Location given for Petit Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7656124 Lon: -82.4548891
- 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 Richland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petit 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. |