A visit to the West Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Jefferson Cemetery:
41.5764, -84.5563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Jefferson Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the south of the West Jefferson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Jefferson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Jefferson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Louden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Bethesda Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethesda Cemetery
- Shiffler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiffler Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiffler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiffler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1112009 <5>
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- Old Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Pulaski Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pulaski Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Kunkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kunkle Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Cogswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cogswell Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Heritage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Heritage Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Floral Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Grove Cemetery
- Hepker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hepker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepker Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Floral Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of West Unity.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40880 <5>
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 Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holiday City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Jim Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Kunkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ainger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Stryker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alvordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cooney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Edon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Waldron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Archbold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Bryan
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Jefferson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Fayette
- Montpelier
- Stryker
- Waldron
- West Unity
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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047769 (West Jefferson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047769 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: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for West Jefferson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5764397 Lon: -84.5563396
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Jefferson 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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