A visit to the Township 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 Township Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Township Cemetery:
40.9309, -84.7016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Township Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies just to the southeast of the Township Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Township Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Township Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Township Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Metzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Metzer Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzer Cemetery
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- McNeal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Dix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- Dealey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dealey Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealey Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Balyeat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Woodland Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Union Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Union Cemetery
- The Woodland Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340975 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42490 <5>
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mohr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Creek Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Cemetery
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 Township Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Township Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Convoy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Batson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Van Wert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Haviland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Hoaglin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Worstville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abanaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Dague ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Pleasant Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schumm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Latty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Zulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 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 Township Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Township Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Grover Hill
- Monroeville
- Ohio City
- Payne
- Van Wert
- Willshire
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 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 Township Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 Township Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047112 (Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047112 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Convoy
- Location given for Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9308817 Lon: -84.7016257
- 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 Van Wert, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Township 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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