A visit to the Washburn Memorial Park ...
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 Washburn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washburn Memorial Park:
41.0959, -81.4048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washburn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washburn Memorial Park is located in Summit County<2>.
The county seat for Summit County is located in Akron. Akron lies just to the west southwest of the Washburn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washburn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Washburn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washburn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Old Tallmadge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Tallmadge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- Tallmadge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thorndyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thorndyke Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndyke Cemetery
- North Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Middlesbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Middlesbury Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesbury Cemetery
- East Akron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Akron Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stow Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stow Street Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Street Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuyahoga Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42494 <5>
- Spicer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spicer Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Cemetery
- Edwin Shaw Sanitarium Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Suffield East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The North Dyke Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dyke Cemetery
- Breakneck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breakneck Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck Cemetery
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washburn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washburn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Tallmadge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Munroe Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Lakemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cuyahoga Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brady Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portage Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rootstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Doolittles Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
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 Washburn Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Summit County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washburn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Washburn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Hartville
- Kent
- Kent lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washburn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ravenna
- Stow
- Stow lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Washburn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Tallmadge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Washburn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Summit 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 Washburn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047583 (Washburn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047583 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: Summit
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Akron East
- Location given for Washburn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 41.0958897 Lon: -81.4048329
- 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 Summit, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washburn Memorial Park) 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. |