A visit to the Ruffner 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 Ruffner Cemetery ...
The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Bibler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bibler Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibler Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Colins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Colins Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colins Chapel Cemetery
- Combs Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Combs Family Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Family Cemetery
- Custard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Custard Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custard Cemetery
- Driver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
- Drumm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Drumm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumm Cemetery
- Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freisner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Freisner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freisner Cemetery
- Geiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Geiger Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Hampson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampson Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mudhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mudhouse Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudhouse Cemetery
- New Oakthorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Oakthorpe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oakthorpe Cemetery
- Old Oakthorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Oakthorpe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Oakthorpe Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Rushville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- West Rushville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woolard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woolard Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolard Cemetery
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 Ruffner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Atherton ‑ Historic
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Avalon
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Baltimore
- Buckeye Lake
- Carroll
- Carthon
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Chalfants
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Delmont ‑ Historic
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Fairfield Beach
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Glenford
- Harbor Hills
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hebron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Junction City
- Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lancaster
- Millersport
- Moscow ‑ Historic
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pleasantville
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Rockbridge
- Rushville
- Somerset
- Sugar Grove
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
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- Thornville
- Thurston
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- West Rushville
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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 Ruffner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruffner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltimore
- Hebron
- Lancaster
- Pleasantville
- Somerset
- Thornville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ruffner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Ruffner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045254 (Ruffner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045254 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rushville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fairfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruffner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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