A visit to the Piper 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 Piper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piper Cemetery:
39.0145, -82.3160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piper Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Pomeroy. Pomeroy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Piper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Piper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ewington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- McLiesh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McLiesh Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLiesh Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grim Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yankee Street Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Street Cemetery
- The Yankee Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44104 <5>
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Marcum Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Vinton Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Lower McCarley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Dyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dyke Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
- Eblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eblin Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eblin Cemetery
- Morgan Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Salem Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Center Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ewington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Edna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Langsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Kyger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Point Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rio Grande
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Vales Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Rempel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Mills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Westbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- West Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Middleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Wellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Piper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middleport
- Rio Grande
- Rutland
- Vinton
- Wellston
- West Columbia
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 helpful 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 Piper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Piper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044497 (Piper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044497 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilkesville
- Location given for Piper Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0145207 Lon: -82.3159855
- 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 Meigs, 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- Piper 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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