A visit to the West Newton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Newton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Newton Cemetery (FG ID #44048).
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 Newton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Newton Cemetery:
40.6537, -83.8984
The West Newton Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Lima. Lima lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the West Newton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Newton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Newton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Auglaize Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Auglaize Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auglaize Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Harrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrod Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod Cemetery
- Hullibarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hullibarger Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullibarger Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shockey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Branch Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch Cemetery
- Bowdle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bowdle Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdle Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Westminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville 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 Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roundhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Cridersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- West Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
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 Newton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Newton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Alger
- Belle Center
- Cridersville
- Huntsville
- Kenton
- Lafayette
- Lima
- Lima lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Newton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Russells Point
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 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 West Newton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Allen 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 Newton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44048
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699331 (West Newton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699331 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: Allen
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrod
- Location given for West Newton Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6536622 Lon: -83.8982731
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Allen, 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- West Newton 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. |