A visit to the Polk 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 Polk Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Polk Cemetery (FG ID #2209111).
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 Polk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk Cemetery:
40.9444, -82.2044
The Polk Cemetery is located in Ashland County<2>.
The county seat for Ashland County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the southwest of the Polk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chilcote Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chilcote Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcote Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Swope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Heiffner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Heiffner Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiffner Cemetery
- Evangelical Church Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rickle Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickle Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Nankin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nankin Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ripple Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazzard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hazzard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Southview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- West Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Krebs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Krebs Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Beeghley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beeghley Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeghley Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem 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 Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Jeromesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Aukerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruggles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- River Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Funk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Devil Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Polk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Polk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- West Salem
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 Polk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Ashland 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 Polk Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2209111
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806365 (Polk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806365 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: Ashland
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polk
- Location given for Polk Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9442226 Lon: -82.2043243
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Ashland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polk 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. |