A visit to the Tunnel 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 Tunnel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tunnel Cemetery:
39.3962, -81.5437
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tunnel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies just to the east northeast of the Tunnel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tunnel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Tunnel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tunnel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christopher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warren Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Chapel Cemetery
- Gravel Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gravel Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Bank Cemetery
- The Gravel Bank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42945 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hiatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hiatt Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiatt Cemetery
- Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Way Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Uhl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Uhl Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhl Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Brabham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brabham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabham Cemetery
- Churchtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Churchtown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barnett Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Ridge Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Harmar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harmar Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tunnel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tunnel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Harmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- North Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Devola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Valley Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Napier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Yankeeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
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 Tunnel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tunnel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Lowell
- Marietta
- Parkersburg
- Williamstown
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 Tunnel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Tunnel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963941 (Tunnel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963941 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fleming
- Location given for Tunnel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3961853 Lon: -81.5437358
- 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 Washington, 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- Tunnel 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. |