A visit to the Strait Creek 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 Strait Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strait Creek Cemetery:
39.0576, -83.3963
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strait Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strait Creek Cemetery is located in Highland County<2>.
The county seat for Highland County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Strait Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Strait Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Strait Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strait Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Suiter - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cedar Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Dutch Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Sinking Spring.
- The Old Dutch Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Saints Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188912 <5>
- Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dunkard Ridge Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
- Louden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- The Louden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Louden Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297778 <5>
- Loudon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Loudon Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- Countryman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Countryman Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Pumill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pumill Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumill Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Strait Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strait Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sinking Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Louden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Elmville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Turkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Newfain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- North Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- May Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Peebles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Tranquility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Jaybird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Berrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Spellman Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Barretts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Seaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Rarden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 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 Strait Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Highland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strait Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Strait Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Highland 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 Strait Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806580 (Strait Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806580 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: Highland
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Spring
- Location given for Strait Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0575686 Lon: -83.396302
- 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 Highland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strait Creek 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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