A visit to the Petrie 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 Petrie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Petrie Cemetery (FG ID #42655).
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 Petrie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petrie Cemetery:
40.5425, -84.5849
The Petrie Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the east northeast of the Petrie Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Petrie Cemetery ...
The Petrie Cemetery was established in 1839.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Petrie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petrie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Memory Gardens
- North Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swamp College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burntwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burntwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntwood Cemetery
- Oldtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Neptune Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Landfair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Aloysious Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Botkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Botkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botkins Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer 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 Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petrie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Celina
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Saint Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macedon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wendelin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Recovery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(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 Petrie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Mendon
- New Bremen
- Saint Henry
- Saint Marys
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Petrie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Petrie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #42655
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044408 (Petrie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044408 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Celina
- Location given for Petrie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5425468 Lon: -84.5844009
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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 Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Petrie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |