A visit to the Skeels 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 Skeels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skeels Cemetery:
40.5737, -84.7836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skeels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skeels Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Skeels Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Skeels Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Skeels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skeels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Lufborrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion State Line Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion State Line Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Fort Recovery.
- The Zion State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- State Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43583 <5>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landfair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Brethren Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brethren Cemetery
- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <5>
- Stevenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Macedon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Macedon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Swamp College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Skeels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skeels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Skeels Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Jay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Macedon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Fort Recovery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Schumm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Wendelin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Abanaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
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 Skeels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skeels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Berne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Skeels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Saint Henry
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Skeels Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Skeels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961409 (Skeels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961409 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Corydon
- Location given for Skeels Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5736576 Lon: -84.7835738
- 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 Mercer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skeels 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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