A visit to the Sills 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 Sills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sills Cemetery:
40.0409, -84.0260
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sills Cemetery is located in Champaign County<2>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Helvie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Helvie Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvie Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- McKendree Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mammal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mammal Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammal Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Newsom Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newsom Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Youtsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Youtsey Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youtsey Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Casstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Grafton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton 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]<3> of the Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Christiansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alcony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Dodo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Dialton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Casstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Saint Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Donnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Tipp City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Layne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Tremont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Limestone City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Eagle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Green Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Carysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
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 Sills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Carlisle
- Saint Paris
- Tipp City
- Troy
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 either 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046267 (Sills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046267 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christiansburg
- Location given for Sills Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0408907 Lon: -84.0260479
- 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 Champaign, 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 from Point A (ie- Sills 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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