A visit to the Stafford 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 Stafford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stafford Cemetery:
39.7129, -81.2723
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stafford Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the east northeast of the Stafford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stafford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Stafford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stafford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sutherland Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Hines Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hines Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Chapel Cemetery
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crum Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crum Ridge Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Ridge Cemetery
- Road Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creighton Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hershey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hershey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey Cemetery
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- McVay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McVay Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Knowlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- The Sloan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149745 <5>
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Lewisville German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Stafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stafford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stafford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Harriettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Woodsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Miltonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dalzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- South Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mud Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Mount Ephraim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Sarahsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
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 Stafford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Salem
- Sarahsville
- Woodsfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stafford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Stafford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963805 (Stafford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963805 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stafford
- Location given for Stafford Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7128504 Lon: -81.2723362
- 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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- Stafford 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |