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A visit to the Little Laurel Cemetery ...


The location of the Little Laurel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Little Laurel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Laurel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Laurel Cemetery

Lat:   38.5398°   (38° 32' 23")

Lon:   -81.0826°   (-81° 4' 57")

The Little Laurel Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the south of the Little Laurel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Little Laurel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Little Laurel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Laurel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Valley Fork
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Clay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ira
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Mudfork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
      • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
    • Pigeon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Roane County
    • Procious
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
      • Procious is located in Clay County
    • Elkhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
    • Hartland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Harrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
    • Stinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
    • Elmira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Braxton County
    • Strange Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
      • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Walnut
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
      • Clem
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
        • Clem is located in Braxton County
      • Wattsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
        • Wattsville is located in Clay County
      • Widen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
        • Widen is located in Clay County
      • Frametown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
        • Frametown is located in Braxton County
      • Clendenin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Herold
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
        • Herold is located in Braxton County
      • Wilsie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
        • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
      • Orma
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
        • Orma is located in Calhoun County
      • Roxalana
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
        • Roxalana is located in Roane County

    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 Little Laurel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Laurel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Clay
      • Clay lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Little Laurel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clendenin
    • Widen
      • Widen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Little Laurel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Little Laurel Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cherrytree Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherrytree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherrytree Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherrytree Cemetery
    • Hively Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hively Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hively Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Bogg Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogg Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Grose Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grose Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Mullins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Boggs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Laurel Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Point Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Point Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Blue Knob Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Knob Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
        • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <6>
      • Triplett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
      • McCracken Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Harold Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harold Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harold Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Newton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newton Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Pierson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
      • Coen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coen Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Little Laurel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1741321  (Little Laurel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1741321 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ivydale
      • County: Clay         Elev: 396
      • Location given for GNIS #1741321 (Little Laurel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 West Virginia's counties, including Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little Laurel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5398, Longitude: -81.0826       In this case, the coordinates for the Little Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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