A visit to the Sours 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 Sours Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sours Cemetery:
39.4678, -82.6216
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sours Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sours Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- The Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Cemetery
- South Perry Cemetery
- South Perry / Olive Cemetery
- Karshner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Karshner Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karshner Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of South Bloomingville.
- Grant - Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Friend Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Laurelville.
- The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carper Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41338 <6>
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- South Bloomingville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Laurel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hansen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hansen Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Schooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boling Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Rockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tarlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Amanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Thacher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.
- Gibisonville
- Kingston
- Lancaster
- Laurelville
- Logan
- McArthur
- Stoutsville
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1076929 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: Hocking
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Bloomingville
- Location given for Sours Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.467843 Lon: -82.6215523
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sours 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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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