A visit to the Sims Chapel 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 Sims Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Chapel Cemetery:
39.9665, -83.8994
The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Clark County<1>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east southeast of the Sims Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Sims Chapel Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ream Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Callison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Callison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison Cemetery
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
- Donnelsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Donnelsville Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville Cemetery
- Masonic Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Home Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Home Cemetery
- Ohio Masonic Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Liberty Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Donnelsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Newsom Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newsom Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Chapel Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Mammal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mammal Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammal Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Funderburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Funderburg Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburg Cemetery
- Clark County Home Infirmary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Columbia Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rector Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Zerkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zerkle Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerkle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sims Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- North Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Eagle City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Donnelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Dodo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hedges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Shawnee Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alcony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Layne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- New Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Sims Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enon
- Enon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sims Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Enon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- New Carlisle
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sims Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Clark 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 Sims Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961176 (Sims Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961176 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: Clark
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donnelsville
- Location given for Sims Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9664485 Lon: -83.8993762
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sims Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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