A visit to the Willshire 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 Willshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willshire Cemetery:
40.7439, -84.7855
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willshire Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Willshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Tricker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tricker Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tricker Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- East Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schumm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Skeels Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Jay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Honduras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Van Wert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Preble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
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 Willshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Berne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willshire Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Van Wert
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Willshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 Willshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1807440 (Willshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1807440 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willshire
- Location given for Willshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7439362 Lon: -84.7855183
- 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 Van Wert, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willshire 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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