A visit to the Sturm Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sturm Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sturm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sturm Cemetery
Lat: 40.2276° (40° 13' 39")
Lon: -84.0191° (-84° 1' 8")
The Sturm Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the west northwest of the Sturm Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sturm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sturm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plattsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plattsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plattsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Dorsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Rusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Halterman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halterman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Halterman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Wilkson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilkson Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Cost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cost Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cost Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatherwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Bodey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bodey Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Connor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orange Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Lyons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Barger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Hearst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hearst Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Logan County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Quincy.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42823 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Logan County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sturm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sturm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Saint Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- De Graff is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <7>
- Port Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson
- Port Jefferson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson <7>
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <7>
- Lockington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Casstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casstown
- Casstown is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casstown <7>
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Dialton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Sturm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sturm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Graff
- Piqua
- Quincy
- Saint Paris
- Sidney
- West Liberty
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sturm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Sturm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046785 (Sturm Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1046785 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Fletcher
- County: Shelby Elev: 323
- Location given for GNIS #1046785 (Sturm Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Shelby, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sturm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2276, Longitude: -84.0191 In this case, the coordinates for the Sturm Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |