A visit to the Abe 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 Abe Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Abe Cemetery (FG ID #77517).
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 Abe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abe Cemetery:
39.5721, -78.7769
The Abe Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Abe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abe 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 Abe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Wesleyan Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wesleyan Memorial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Memorial Park
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lease Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lease Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lease Cemetery
- Inkeep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Inkeep Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkeep Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Loar Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loar Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Culp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Short Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Brady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Wiley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cresaptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Fort Ashby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carpendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rawlings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eckhart Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zihlman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frostburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 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 Abe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Abe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Abe Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77517
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1534791 (Abe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534791 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresaptown
- Location given for Abe Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5723116 Lon: -78.7769633
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, 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- Abe 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |