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A visit to the McVay Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McVay Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McVay Cemetery (FG ID #45380)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.8170°   (39° 49' 1")

Lon:   -80.4156°   (-80° 24' 56")

The McVay 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 McVay 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 McVay Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McVay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Bethany Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Higgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Staggers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staggers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staggers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Staggers Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Schess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schess Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Slonaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seller Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Fordyce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fordyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fordyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fall Run Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • McNicholas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNicholas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNicholas Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Barger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barger Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Renner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Renner Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Woodruff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Fordyce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fordyce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fordyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Greene County

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.

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 Greene 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 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 McVay Cemetery:

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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45380

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McVay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8170, Longitude: -80.4156    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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