A visit to the Preston Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 40.7105° (40° 42' 37")
Lon: -83.8222° (-83° 49' 19")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Maysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maysville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Huntersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huntersville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Harrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrod Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrod Cemetery is located in Allen County
- West Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Candler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Candler Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Evick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evick Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Desenburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desenburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Desenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Desenburg Cemetery is located in Allen County
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- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Auglaize Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auglaize Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auglaize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Auglaize Cemetery is located in Allen County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Hullibarger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hullibarger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hullibarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hullibarger Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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]<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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Alger is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <6>
- McGuffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGuffey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Ada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
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- Dola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
- Dola is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <6>
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <6>
- Waynesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <6>
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hardin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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: GNIS record #1044761 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Alger
- County: Hardin Elev: 311
- Location given for GNIS #1044761 (Preston Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Preston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7105, Longitude: -83.8222 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |