A visit to the Saint Mathews Evangelical Lutheran 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. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
40.6675, -84.1558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Lima. Lima lies just to the north northeast of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shawnee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lima.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43388 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Stevely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevely Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevely Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Conner - Kaiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Barton - Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barton - Stevenson Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton - Stevenson Cemetery
- The Barton - Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39766 <5>
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gethsemani Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gethsemani Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemani Cemetery
- The Gethsemani Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gersemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41045 <5>
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- Jacob Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacob Baker Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Baker Cemetery
- Tam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tam Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tam Cemetery
- Tussing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tussing Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tussing Cemetery
- Allentown UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Allentown UMC Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allentown UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Lima.
- The Allentown UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allentown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653357 <5>
- Ft. Amanda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Amanda Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Amanda Cemetery
- Buckland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckland Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wapakoneta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40752 <5>
- Vaughan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lima Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cridersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fort Shawnee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Uniopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Wapakoneta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Conant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Elida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Waynesfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Southworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Harrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- West Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Gomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Botkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
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. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- Botkins lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Botkins.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botkins
- Buckland
- Buckland lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buckland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Cridersville
- Elida
- Elida lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elida.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Lafayette
- Lima
- Lima lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Saint Marys
- Spencerville
- Wapakoneta
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. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699325 (Saint Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699325 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: Allen
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cridersville
- Location given for Saint Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6675499 Lon: -84.1557817
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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 Allen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran 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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