A visit to the Portage 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 Portage Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portage Cemetery:
41.3292, -83.6372
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Portage Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Portage Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the north northwest of the Portage Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Portage Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Portage Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Portage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sargeant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sargeant Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plain Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Cemetery
- Wingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wingston Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston Cemetery
- Jerry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cygnet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cygnet Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnet Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fayler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fayler Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayler Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brandeberry Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandeberry Cemetery
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tontogany Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontogany Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- The Westfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Weston Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- The Weston Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Weston Cemetery
- Weston Twp. Cemetery
- Pemberville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pemberville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Portage Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Jerry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Six Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Cygnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Milton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bairdstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Haskins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pemberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Custar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Risingsun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Luckey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Hoytville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
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 Portage Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Portage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomdale
- Bowling Green
- Bradner
- Custar
- Cygnet
- Luckey
- North Baltimore
- Pemberville
- Risingsun
- Tontogany
- Waterville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Portage Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Portage Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044701 (Portage Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044701 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green South
- Location given for Portage Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3292189 Lon: -83.6371554
- 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 Wood, 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- Portage 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |