Bechel Cemetery

Bechel Cemetery is a cemetery in Allen Township, Hancock, Ohio. Bechel Cemetery is situated nearby to the nature reserve Van Buren Lake State Park, as well as near the village Bairdstown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Buren Lake State Park and Van Buren Lake.

Van Buren Lake State Park

Nature reserve

Van Buren State Park is a public recreation area in Hancock County, Ohio, in the United States. The state park covers 296 acres abutting the southern boundary of the village of Van Buren and offers camping, hiking, bicycling and other recreational activities.

Van Buren Lake

Lake

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Van Buren Lake was a lake next to the village of Van Buren in Hancock County, Ohio, in the United States. The lake was formed by a dam on Rocky Ford Creek, which was built in 1939, but was removed in 2025.

Van Buren High School

School

Van Buren High School is a public high school in Van Buren, Ohio, the only high school in the Van Buren Local Schools district. They are a member of the Blanchard Valley Conference. Van Buren High School is situated 1 mile southwest of Bechel Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Van Buren and Bairdstown.

Van Buren

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Van Buren is a village in Hancock County in Northwest Ohio. Located next to I-75, it is primarily visited as either a brief stop for travelers on the interstate, or as a destination for those visiting the large state park located there.

Bairdstown

Village

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Bairdstown is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 115 at the 2020 census. Bairdstown is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bechel Cemetery.

Mortimer

Hamlet

Mortimer is an unincorporated community located in central Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It sits between the village of Van Buren to the north and the city of Findlay to the south. Mortimer is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bechel Cemetery.

Bechel Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Bechtel Cemetery” and “Van Buren Cemetery”
Category: burial
Location: Allen Township, Hancock, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.14283° or 41° 8′ 34″ north

Longitude

-83.63021° or 83° 37′ 49″ west

Elevation

774 feet (236 metres)

Open location code

86HR49V9+4W

GeoNames ID

5146820

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