A visit to the Plain Lutheran 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 Plain Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plain Lutheran Cemetery:
40.7673, -82.0240
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plain Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plain Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the east northeast of the Plain Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plain Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Plain Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plain Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Millbrook Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shreve Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shreve Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wooster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wooster Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wooster.
- The Wooster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44201 <5>
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Eight Square Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lakefork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lakefork Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefork Cemetery
- Hermans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hermans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermans Cemetery
- The Hermans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs German Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity English Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amish Plank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Plank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wooster.
- The Amish Plank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Government Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
- President's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364997 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Overton Community Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Overton Community Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Wooster.
- The Overton Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087337 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Plain Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plain Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Funk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Boys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Lattasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Apple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Holmesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- McKay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Aukerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
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 Plain Lutheran Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plain Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fredericksburg
- Shreve
- Wooster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Plain Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Plain Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730973 (Plain Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730973 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Pittsburg
- Location given for Plain Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7672794 Lon: -82.0240371
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plain Lutheran 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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