A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
40.7534, -84.5858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Grove 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 north of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Frisinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Frisinger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisinger Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43755 <5>
- Wallick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wallick Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallick Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is also 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
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Fryer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fryer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
- Mendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mendon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Sherer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherer Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Venedocia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Venedocia Cemetery is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ohio City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Abanaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Venedocia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Schumm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schumm is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Tama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Converse is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Van Wert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Earley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earley was located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Converse Station is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Landeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Middle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wren is also located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <6>
- Willshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Convoy
- Convoy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Convoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Delphos
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Spencerville
- 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 websites either 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 Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047534 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047534 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: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Wert
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7533812 Lon: -84.5857904
- 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- Walnut Grove 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. |