A visit to the Witten 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 Witten Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witten Cemetery:
39.5884, -80.9757
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witten Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witten Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Witten Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Witten Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Witten Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witten Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mehrley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mehrley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehrley Cemetery
- The Mehrley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fly Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Tuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42093 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Haythorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haythorn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haythorn Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stender Cemetery is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stender Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Unity Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hensel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hensel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel Cemetery
- Brownsville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143089 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witten Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Sistersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Middlebourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Laings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Childs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Mount Carrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Edwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
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 Witten 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 Witten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
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 Witten 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 Witten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1077215 (Witten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1077215 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: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paden City
- Location given for Witten Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5884087 Lon: -80.9756612
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Witten 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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