A visit to the West Buffalo 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 Buffalo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Buffalo Cemetery:
41.5137, -84.6955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Buffalo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the east southeast of the West Buffalo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Buffalo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Buffalo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Buffalo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hepker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hepker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepker Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Edon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edon Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Fetters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Bethesda Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethesda Cemetery
- Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farnham Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clarksville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Louden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boisher Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisher Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tamarack Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Cemetery
- Williams Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Heritage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Heritage Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage 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 West Buffalo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Buffalo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blakeslee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Melbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Edon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cooney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Holiday City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Ney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russels Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Kunkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stryker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Hicksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Buffalo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Buffalo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Buffalo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Butler
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Buffalo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Hicksville
- Montpelier
- Stryker
- West Unity
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 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 Buffalo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Williams 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 Buffalo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047741 (West Buffalo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047741 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: Williams
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blakeslee
- Location given for West Buffalo Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.513662 Lon: -84.6955103
- 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 Williams, 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- West Buffalo 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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