A visit to the Sterling Union 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 Sterling Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sterling Union Cemetery:
40.9551, -81.8426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sterling Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sterling Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sterling Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sterling Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sterling Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sterling Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Ann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman Cemetery
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Seville.
- Maple Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Mound Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Mound Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
- The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Western Reserve National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154853 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canaan Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Bend Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Bend Cemetery
- Flickinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flickinger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickinger Cemetery
- Crown Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shinersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shinersburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinersburg Cemetery
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Guilford Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Cemetery
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Geyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Geyer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyer Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithville Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Jerusalem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sterling Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sterling Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rittman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Weilersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Gloria Glens Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Doylestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Poe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Aukerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Devil Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Burton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wooster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sterling Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sterling Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Doylestown
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sterling Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Norton
- Norton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sterling Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Orrville
- Seville
- Sharon Center
- Wadsworth
- Wooster
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 Sterling Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Sterling Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046677 (Sterling Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046677 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rittman
- Location given for Sterling Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9550552 Lon: -81.8426369
- 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 Wayne, 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- Sterling Union 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. |