A visit to the Philo 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 Philo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philo Cemetery:
39.8590, -81.9132
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philo Cemetery is located in Muskingum County<2>.
The county seat for Muskingum County is located in Zanesville. Zanesville lies just to the northwest of the Philo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Philo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Philo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
- The Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reeve Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Irish Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Irish Ridge Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Ridge Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Johns English Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blue Rock Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock Cemetery
- Gaysport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gaysport Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Swingle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swingle Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Dozer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dozer Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozer Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Blue Rock Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Philo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Blue Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDonald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- South Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wortley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- North Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Deavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Fultonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
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 Philo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskingum County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crooksville
- Cumberland
- New Concord
- Zanesville
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 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 Philo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Muskingum 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 Philo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964186 (Philo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964186 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: Muskingum
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philo
- Location given for Philo Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8589582 Lon: -81.9131905
- 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 Muskingum, 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- Philo 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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