A visit to the Schess 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 Schess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schess Cemetery:
39.8673, -80.4642
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schess 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 east of the Schess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Schess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Lazear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lazear Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear Cemetery
- Rock Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Lick Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick Cemetery
- Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Staggers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Staggers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggers Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- McDay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McDay Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDay Cemetery
- McVay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Strope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strope Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strope Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [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>
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock 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 Schess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McCracken
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Ryerson Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Aleppo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Higbee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Rocklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Rutan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Calis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Ashtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Glen Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Kausooth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Beham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Adaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Bannen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Round Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Good Intent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
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 Schess 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 Schess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Schess 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 Schess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187083 (Schess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187083 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: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Freeport
- Location given for Schess Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8673008 Lon: -80.464239
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schess 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. |