A visit to the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Cemetery:
38.9251, -83.7127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waters Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Waters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Waters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bennington Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ash Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge Cemetery
- Rickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rickey Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickey Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Methodist Colored Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biehn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Biehn Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehn Cemetery
- Straight Creek Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Russellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Fincastle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fincastle Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Arnheim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Arnheim Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim Cemetery
- Bohrer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bohrer Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohrer Cemetery
- Wardlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wardlow Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardlow Cemetery
- Old Russellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Cherry Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Fork Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Burba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ash Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Macon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Arnheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sardinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mowrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Harshasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Tranquility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Wheat Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- White Oak Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
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 Waters Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047613 (Waters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047613 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Waters Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9250692 Lon: -83.7127005
- 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 Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waters 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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