A visit to the West Branch 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 West Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Branch Cemetery:
40.0503, -84.7038
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Branch Cemetery is located in Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the northeast of the West Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- East Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- Dininger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dininger Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dininger Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Heller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Heller Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heller Cemetery
- Nashville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nashville Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Wayne Lakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayne Lakes Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sharpeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharpeye Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpeye Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- New Greenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Manuel Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Cemetery
- Clemens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clemens Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemens Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollansburg Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg Cemetery
- First Universalist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harter Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Creekbaum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Creekbaum Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbaum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wayne Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Savona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Hollansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Abbottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Spartanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Arba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Castine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Ansonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Haysville Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
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 West Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Arcanum
- Greenville
- Hollansburg
- New Madison
- Union City
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 helpful 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 West Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 West Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047709 (West Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047709 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville West
- Location given for West Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0503264 Lon: -84.7038467
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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 Darke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Branch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |