A visit to the Razer 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 Razer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Razer Cemetery:
40.2056, -84.2338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Razer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Razer Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the north northeast of the Razer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Razer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Razer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Razer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40902 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Reformed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reformed Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Carey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Garby Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #2 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #2
- Garby Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garby Cemetery #1 is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garby Cemetery #1
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angel Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Angel Street Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Oran Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Munk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Munk Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munk Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Miami Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Priest Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Cemetery
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Razer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Razer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lockington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Piqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Polo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- West Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Russia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Port Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Laramie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Carysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(13 miles [20.9 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 Razer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Razer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Covington
- Piqua
- Sidney
- Troy
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Razer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Razer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044880 (Razer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044880 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piqua East
- Location given for Razer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2056056 Lon: -84.2338335
- 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 Shelby, 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- Razer 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. |
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