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A visit to the Ralston Cemetery ...


The location of the Ralston Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ralston Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.2720°   (39° 16' 19")

Lon:   -83.0555°   (-83° 3' 19")

The Ralston Cemetery is located in Ross County<2>.

The county seat for Ross County is located in Chillicothe. Chillicothe lies just to the northeast of the Ralston Cemetery .

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 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 Ralston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Ross County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ralston Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ralston Cemetery.

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

    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
      • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
    • Summithill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
      • Summithill is located in Ross County
    • Massieville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
      • Massieville is located in Ross County
    • North Fork Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
      • North Fork Village is located in Ross County
    • Chillicothe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourneville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
      • Bourneville is located in Ross County
    • Deadman Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
      • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Nipgen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nipgen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
      • Nipgen is located in Ross County
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Ross County
    • Riton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
      • Riton is located in Ross County
    • Dills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
      • Dills is located in Ross County
    • Peck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Pike County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Musselman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musselman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
        • Musselman is located in Ross County
      • Schooley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
        • Schooley is located in Ross County
        • Schooley has also been known as:
        • Schooley Station
      • Lattaville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
        • Lattaville is located in Ross County
        • Lattaville has also been known as:
        • Lattas
      • Waverly City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
        • Waverly City is located in Pike County
        • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
      • Waverly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bristol Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
        • Bristol Village is located in Pike County
      • Roxabell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
        • Roxabell is located in Ross County
      • Bainbridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
        • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
      • Andersonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
        • Andersonville is located in Ross County
      • Frankfort
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spellman Crossing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
        • Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
      • Richmond Dale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
        • Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
      • Humboldt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
        • Humboldt is located in Ross 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 Ralston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ross County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ralston Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bishop Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bishop Hill Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Hill Cemetery
    • Yankee Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Seelig Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seelig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seelig Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seelig Cemetery
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate Cemetery
    • Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Flee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Flee Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Flee Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • The Flee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clark Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flee Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Baum Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baum Hill Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baum Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Ross County
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery has also been known as:
      • DeSale Cemetery
      • Old Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Floral Hills Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Floral Hills Memory Gardens is located in Ross County
      • The Floral Hills Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Floral Hills Cemetery
      • Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Memory Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40882 <7>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Findley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Findley Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Cemetery
      • Massieville Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Massieville Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • The Massieville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • House of Faith Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massieville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42009 <7>
      • Malone Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Malone Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
      • McDill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDill Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDill Cemetery
      • Tinker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Tinker Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • The Tinker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Township Cemetery
        • Old Twin Cemetery
        • Speakman Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinker Cemetery
      • Twin Twp. Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Twin Twp. Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Twin Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Bourneville.
        • The Twin Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Twin Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141092 <7>
      • Bourneville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Bourneville Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • The Bourneville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bourneville Christian Church Cemetery
        • Bourneville Methodist Cemetery
        • Old Bourneville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourneville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155310 <7>
      • Klutz Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klutz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Klutz Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klutz Cemetery
      • Denver Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Denver Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • The Denver Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Asbury Chapel Cemetery
        • Denver Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
        • Denver Pentecostal Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Armstrong Burials
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Burials have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Armstrong Burials is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Burials
      • Grandview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chillicothe.
        • The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chilicothe Cemetery
        • Chillicothe Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41122 <7>
      • St. Margarets Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Ross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery

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

    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 Ralston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1044848  (Ralston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1044848 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: Chillicothe West
      • County: Ross         Elev: 222
      • Location given for GNIS #1044848 (Ralston Cemetery)

    The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.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 Ross, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Ralston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2720, Longitude: -83.0555       In this case, the coordinates for the Ralston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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