A visit to the McVay 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 McVay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McVay Cemetery:
39.6445, -81.2426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McVay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McVay Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the McVay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McVay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McVay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McVay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Creighton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hershey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hershey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey Cemetery
- Masterton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Masterton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterton Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Henthorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henthorn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henthorn Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Merrell Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lamping Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lamping Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamping Cemetery
- Graysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graysville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Cemetery
- Knowlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- Hines Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hines Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Chapel Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Road Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Harriettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harriettsville Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harriettsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Harriettsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1036994 <5>
- Liberty Twp. Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Graysville Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- The Sloan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149745 <5>
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McVay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McVay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Harriettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dalzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Edwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Gasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Steel Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Woodsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Ward ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whipple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Deucher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Matamoras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 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 McVay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McVay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 McVay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 McVay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1077287 (McVay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1077287 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graysville
- Location given for McVay Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6445174 Lon: -81.2426131
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McVay 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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