A visit to the McDay 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 McDay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDay Cemetery:
39.8167, -80.4156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDay Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McDay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McDay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Bethany Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- 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
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staggers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Staggers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggers Cemetery
- Schess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Schess Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schess Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Seller Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seller Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fall Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Cemetery
- McNicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McNicholas Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNicholas Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
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 McDay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Higbee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Aleppo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nettle Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- New Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Ashtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- McCracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Ryerson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Rutan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Saint Cloud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Jollytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Round Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Hundred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loudenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Kausooth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Bannen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Wadestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Spraggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
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 McDay 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 McDay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McDay 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 McDay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1180687 (McDay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1180687 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: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Freeport
- Location given for McDay Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.816746 Lon: -80.4156284
- 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 from Point A (ie- McDay 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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