A visit to the Saint Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
40.7950, -84.7505
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Willshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willshire Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <5>
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Balyeat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wren
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schumm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Pleasant Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Convoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Coppess Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Preble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Honduras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Skeels Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Earley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Venedocia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Batson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- McGill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
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 St. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Mendon
- Monroeville
- Ohio City
- Van Wert
- Willshire
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 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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045648 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045648 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wren
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7950477 Lon: -84.7505171
- 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 Van Wert, 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- St. Marys 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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