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A visit to the Sours Cemetery ...


The location of the Sours Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sours Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sours Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sours Cemetery

Lat:   39.4678°   (39° 28' 4")

Lon:   -82.6216°   (-82° 37' 17")

The Sours Cemetery is located in Hocking County<2>.

The county seat for Hocking County is located in Logan. Logan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sours Cemetery .

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 Sours Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Hocking County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sours Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sours Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sours Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rockhouse ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
    • South Bloomingville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gibisonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
      • Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
    • Laurelville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
    • Adelphi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
      • Adelphi is located in Ross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <4>
    • Stella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
    • Rockbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
    • Revenge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revenge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
      • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
    • Tarlton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Logan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
      • West Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Sugar Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <4>
      • Logan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
        • Logan is located in Hocking County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
      • Union Furnace
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
        • Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
      • Amanda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoutsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
        • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
      • Delmont ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
        • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Thacher
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
        • Thacher is located in Pickaway County
        • Thacher has also been known as:
        • Livington
        • Thatcher Corners
      • Kingston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarhe Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
        • Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County

    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 Sours Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hocking County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sours Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sours Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sours Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bethel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • The Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Perry Cemetery
      • South Perry Cemetery
      • South Perry / Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
    • Karshner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karshner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Karshner Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karshner Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of South Bloomingville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Grant - Moore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant - Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant - Moore Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant - Moore Cemetery
    • Friend Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friend Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friend Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Berry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Justice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Justice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Justice Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justice Cemetery
    • South Bloomingville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bloomingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Bloomingville Cemetery is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bloomingville Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Laurel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hansen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hansen Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansen Cemetery
      • McClelland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
      • Zion Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Church Cemetery
      • Schooley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • Boling Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boling Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Boling Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boling Cemetery
      • McBroom Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBroom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McBroom Cemetery is located in Hocking County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBroom Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Sours Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1076929  (Sours Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1076929 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South Bloomingville
      • County: Hocking         Elev: 330
      • Location given for GNIS #1076929 (Sours Cemetery)

    The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    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 Hocking, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sours Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4678, Longitude: -82.6216       In this case, the coordinates for the Sours Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>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.
    <8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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