Defiance County, Ohio Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Defiance County, Ohio from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Defiance County Overview
62
Cemeteries
29
Indexed Records
62
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Defiance County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Defiance County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Defiance County, Ohio contains 62 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 29 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Mansfield Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1896 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Defiance County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Defiance County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Defiance County map overview
County center reference: 41.3201, -84.4475
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Defiance County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Defiance County Cemetery Directory
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Back to OhioMansfield Cemetery
USGSRiverview Memory Gardens
USGSSix Corners Cemetery
USGSFarmer Cemetery
USGSForest Home Cemetery
USGSSherwood Cemetery
USGSSt Isadore Catholic
VA📍 DEFIANCE, OH
Ayersville Cemetery
USGSBethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
USGSBlair Cemetery
USGSBrunersburg Cemetery
USGSBuck Cemetery
USGSCatholic Cemetery (historical)
USGSColby Cemetery
USGSCromley Cemetery
USGSDefiance County Children Home Cemetery
USGSDefiance County Home Cemetery
USGSDoll Cemetery
USGSDomersville Cemetery
USGSEvansport Cemetery
USGSFoster Cemetery
USGSFrazee Cemetery
USGSFunk Cemetery
USGSGlore Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Defiance County, Ohio
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Donald G Dunbar
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
Francis Leo Mominee
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Charles William Bell
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Elmer D Adams
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
Charles Brauchler
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Cletus Lavere Mavis
🪦 Farmer Cemetery
Edward Alan Westrick
🪦 St Isadore Catholic
Daniel Homer Smith
🪦 Six Corners Cemetery
David T Blosser
🪦 Sherwood Cemetery
Charles W Shock
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
Donald Edward Ohly
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Edward F Voytko
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Clayton Ray Middaugh
🪦 Six Corners Cemetery
Clayton Robert Berentz
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Dennis James Zickefoose
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Burl Kenton Hayes
🪦 Forest Home Cemetery
Coleman Thomas Morris
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Forrest T Rollins
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
Edward E Dunn
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Durwood Greene Winston
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Elroy C Lulfs
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
David B Chapman
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Chester C Coleman
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
Clarence L Crist
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
Surname index
Surname Index for Defiance County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Defiance County, Ohio
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Donald G Dunbar
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Francis Leo Mominee
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
1956-12-08 - 2022-03-30 Rank: SRA
Charles William Bell
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
1942-10-15 - 2022-01-23 Rank: FTM2
Elmer D Adams
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
1935-02-01 - 2021-12-15
Charles Brauchler
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
1925-10-11 - 2021-11-21 Rank: CPL
Cletus Lavere Mavis
🪦 Farmer Cemetery
1924-02-17 - 2021-10-13 Rank: TEC 5
Edward Alan Westrick
🪦 St Isadore Catholic
1948-04-18 - 2021-05-18 Rank: SP5
Daniel Homer Smith
🪦 Six Corners Cemetery
1948-12-03 - 2021-05-10 Rank: SP4
David T Blosser
🪦 Sherwood Cemetery
1944-04-30 - 2021-03-03 Rank: TM3
Charles W Shock
🪦 Riverview Memory Gardens
1939-07-02 - 2021-02-08 Rank: PVT
Donald Edward Ohly
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
1935-09-30 - 2021-01-02 Rank: SGT
Edward F Voytko
🪦 Mansfield Cemetery
1935-01-10 - 2020-08-18 Rank: PFC
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Defiance County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Defiance County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Defiance County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Defiance County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Defiance County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Mansfield Cemetery
16 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Riverview Memory Gardens
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Defiance County burial records
Use a full name plus Defiance County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Ohio archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Defiance County
Defiance County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Ohio archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Defiance County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Defiance County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Defiance County?
62 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Defiance County, Ohio, with 62 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Defiance County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Defiance County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Defiance County burial records include military branch context?
29 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Defiance County.