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A visit to the Rainbow Cemetery ...

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 Rainbow Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rainbow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rainbow Cemetery

Lat:   39.4951°   (39° 29' 42")

Lon:   -81.4687°   (-81° 28' 7")

The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies just to the south of the Rainbow 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 Rainbow Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rainbow Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Putnam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Flanders Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flanders Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Old German Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old German Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Mason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Stanleyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanleyville Cemetery
    • The Stanleyville Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • The Stanleyville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fearing Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #237363 <5>
  • Berg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berg Cemetery
    • The Berg Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berg Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Whipple.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188830 <5>
  • Berg Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berg Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berg Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berg Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Churchtown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Churchtown Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Brabham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brabham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brabham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brabham Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • New St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynch Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Dodge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Harmar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmar Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Mound Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Cemetery is located in Marietta.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42224 <5>
    • Lower Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Good Hope Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Church Cemetery is located in Washington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rainbow Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rainbow Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Alden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Washington County
  • Devola
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
    • Devola is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Whipple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
    • Whipple is located in Washington County
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
  • Churchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Churchtown is located in Washington County
  • Harmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
    • Harmar is located in Washington County
  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Warner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Warner is located in Washington County
  • Williamstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lower Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
    • Lower Salem is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boaz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
      • Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Gasville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gasville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
      • Gasville is located in Washington County
    • Elba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Washington County
    • Sandhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
      • Sandhill is located in Washington County
    • Dungannon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
      • Dungannon is located in Noble County
    • Macksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <6>
    • Yankeeburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
      • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
    • Dalzell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
      • Dalzell is located in Washington County
    • Crooked Tree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crooked Tree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
      • Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
    • Parkers Towne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
      • Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Dexter City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
      • Dexter City is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Steel Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steel Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
      • Steel Run is located in Washington County
    • Harriettsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
      • Harriettsville is located in Noble County

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 Rainbow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rainbow Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Rainbow Cemetery:

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 Rainbow Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1963933  (Rainbow Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1963933 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: Marietta
    • County: Washington         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #1963933 (Rainbow Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Washington, 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 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 Rainbow Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4951, Longitude: -81.4687       In this case, the coordinates for the Rainbow Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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