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A visit to the Shanks Cemetery ...

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 Shanks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.7020°   (40° 42' 7")

Lon:   -83.4921°   (-83° 29' 31")

The Shanks Cemetery is located in Wyandot County<2>.

The county seat for Wyandot County is located in Upper Sandusky. Upper Sandusky lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Shanks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shanks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKendree Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Schriver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schriver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schriver Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hastings Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Terry Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terry Hill Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • York Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The York Street Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Fehl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fehl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fehl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fehl Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Salem UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem UMC Cemetery
      • The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
      • The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Salem Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jackson Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Center Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Pawpaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pawpaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pawpaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pawpaw Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Stansbery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stansbery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stansbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stansbery Cemetery is located in Wyandot County

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 Shanks Cemetery.

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

  • Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Hardin County
  • McVitty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
    • McVitty is located in Hardin County
  • Pfeiffer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
  • Patterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Patterson is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Marseilles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Kenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
  • Kirby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <5>
  • Dunkirk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <5>
  • La Rue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
    • La Rue is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Mount Victory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wharton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
    • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
      • Dola is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <5>
    • New Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Harpster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Williamstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
    • Mount Blanchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
      • Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <5>
    • Ridgeway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Morral
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Upper Sandusky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
      • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
    • Huntersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
    • Jumbo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Jumbo is located in Hardin County
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Stark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
    • McGuffey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGuffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 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 Shanks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wyandot County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shanks Cemetery:

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 Shanks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1730729  (Shanks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1730729 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: Marseilles
    • County: Wyandot         Elev: 280
    • Location given for GNIS #1730729 (Shanks Cemetery)

The official website for Wyandot County: www.co.wyandot.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 Wyandot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shanks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7020, Longitude: -83.4921       In this case, the coordinates for the Shanks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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