A visit to the Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoemaker Cemetery:
40.9301, -81.9046
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoemaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the south of the Shoemaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shoemaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shoemaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoemaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Canaan Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Bend Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Bend Cemetery
- Kope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Geyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Geyer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyer Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sterling Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Mound Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Mound Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Madisonburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Madisonburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bald Knob Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Shoemaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoemaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Devil Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Boys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aukerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Rittman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Congress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gloria Glens Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>
- Marshallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- East Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- River Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Lattasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- New Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 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 Shoemaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shoemaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Doylestown
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Shoemaker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Orrville
- Seville
- Wadsworth
- West Salem
- Wooster
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 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 Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730949 (Shoemaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730949 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston
- Location given for Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9300557 Lon: -81.9045852
- 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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shoemaker 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |