A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
40.7105, -83.8222
The Preston Cemetery is located in Hardin County<1>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Kenton. Kenton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Preston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Preston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Preston Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Huntersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Huntersville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Harrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrod Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod Cemetery
- West Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Candler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Candler Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
- Evick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evick Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evick Cemetery
- Desenburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Desenburg Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desenburg Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Auglaize Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Auglaize Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auglaize Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Hullibarger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hullibarger Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullibarger Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alger
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McGuffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrod
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Roundhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waynesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jenera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McVitty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Preston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Alger
- Belle Center
- Bluffton
- Dunkirk
- Kenton
- Lafayette
- Lima
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 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044761 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044761 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alger
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7106077 Lon: -83.8227147
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Preston Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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