A visit to the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunkard Cemetery:
39.8309, -80.4579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dunkard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunkard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dunkard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Schess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Schess Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schess Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McDay Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDay Cemetery
- McVay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Aleppo.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centennial Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172208 <5>
- Rock Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Lick Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick Cemetery
- Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Staggers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Staggers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lazear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lazear Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear Cemetery
- Clouston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clouston Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouston Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Strope Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strope Cemetery
- Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77766 <5>
- Fall Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Cemetery
- Bethany Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rogersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #222171 <5>
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
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 Dunkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aleppo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCracken
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Higbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Ryerson Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Nettle Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Rocklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- New Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Rutan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Calis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Kausooth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Bannen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Round Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Saint Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Adaline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Hundred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jollytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Glen Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Dunkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunkard 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 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173609 (Dunkard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173609 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Freeport
- Location given for Dunkard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8309128 Lon: -80.4578512
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkard 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. |