A visit to the Old Mount Tabor 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 Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
39.7351, -80.3520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- New Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Eakin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Eakin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Cemetery
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pine Bank Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Oak Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Handgardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Handgardner Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handgardner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Cumberledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cumberledge Cemetery is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberledge Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Bethany Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Freeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland 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 Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maple
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Jollytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ashtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
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- Saint Cloud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Wana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Nettle Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- New Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
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- Round Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Miracle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hundred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Higbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Blacksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Spraggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
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- Aleppo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
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- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Gump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- McCracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
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- Anthem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Rutan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
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 Old Mt. Tabor 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 Old Mt. Tabor 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 Old Mt. Tabor 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 Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182928 (Old Mount Tabor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182928 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: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wadestown
- Location given for Old Mount Tabor Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7350801 Lon: -80.3520188
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Mt. Tabor 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. |