A visit to the South Canaan 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 South Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Canaan Cemetery:
39.2840, -81.9632
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Canaan Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the west northwest of the South Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the South Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Guysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Guysville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville Cemetery
- Canaanville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaanville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaanville Cemetery
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Carthage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carthage Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New England Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnhill Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill Cemetery
- Wyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wyers Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyers Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Pruden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pruden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- The Fagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520652 <5>
- Burson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Jerseyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerseyville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Garden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Finsterwald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Finsterwald Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finsterwald Cemetery
- Kilvert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilvert Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilvert Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Carsey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Pratts Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Vanderhoof
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Armadale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coolville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuppers Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Youba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Wrightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Truetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
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 South Canaan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 South Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 South Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699540 (South Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699540 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for South Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2839635 Lon: -81.9631951
- 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 Athens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Canaan 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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