A visit to the Williamstown 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 Williamstown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamstown Cemetery:
40.8356, -83.6508
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamstown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamstown Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Findlay. Findlay lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Williamstown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamstown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Williamstown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Dola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dola Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola Cemetery
- Dunkirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunkirk Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Cemetery
- Earlywine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlywine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Hueston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hueston Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueston Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hasson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hasson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Cemetery
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riley Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mt. Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Krout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Krout Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krout Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
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 Williamstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamstown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Jenera
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McVitty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wharton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Rawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- McGuffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vanlue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Benton Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Findlay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Williamstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williamstown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Alger
- Alger lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Williamstown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alger.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Bluffton
- Dunkirk
- Findlay
- Forest
- Kenton
- Mount Blanchard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Williamstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Williamstown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1700960 (Williamstown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1700960 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dunkirk
- Location given for Williamstown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8356092 Lon: -83.6507644
- 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 Hancock, 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- Williamstown 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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