A visit to the McKay 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 McKay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKay Cemetery:
38.9529, -81.8190
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKay Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Pomeroy. Pomeroy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McKay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McKay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ottobine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ottobine Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Barley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- DeBussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson County Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jackson County Memory Gardens is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson County Memory Gardens
- The Jackson County Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Jackson County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568066 <5>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bicknell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lathem Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathem Ridge Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery
- Safreed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safreed Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Middleswart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Middleswart Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleswart Cemetery
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of New Haven (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145015 <5>
- Longdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Longdale Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Cemetery
- Plants Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Plants Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Cemetery
- Ankrum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ankrum Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankrum Cemetery
- Derenburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derenburger Cemetery
- Rardon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardon Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spiller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Plants
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Letart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Wilding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Hartford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
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 McKay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 McKay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 McKay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1043172 (McKay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1043172 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ravenswood
- Location given for McKay Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9528584 Lon: -81.8190222
- 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 Meigs, 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 from Point A (ie- McKay 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |