A visit to the Somerford Old 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 Somerford Old Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Somerford Old Cemetery:
39.9367, -83.4941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Somerford Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Somerford Old Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in London. London lies just to the southeast of the Somerford Old Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Somerford Old Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Somerford Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Statler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Statler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statler Cemetery
- Institution Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Institution Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institution Cemetery
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Upper Gwynne Farm Cemetery
- Nation Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bodkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bodkin Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodkin Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Infirmary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infirmary Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- McConkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- South Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South Vienna Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vienna Cemetery
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Plattsburg Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Paint Twp. Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Twp. Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Plumwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Plumwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood Cemetery
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 Somerford Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Somerford Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- South Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Chrisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- South Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Mutual
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- New Moorefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Chuckery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Villa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Cortsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Northridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Kenwood Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
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 Somerford Old Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Somerford Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- London
- Mechanicsburg
- South Charleston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Somerford Old Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Somerford Old Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046429 (Somerford Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046429 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: London
- Location given for Somerford Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9367269 Lon: -83.494088
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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 Madison, 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' (or 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- Somerford Old 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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