A visit to the Adkins 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 Adkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adkins Cemetery:
38.3345, -81.6547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adkins Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the east northeast of the Adkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Adkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Haws Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Haws Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haws Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529963 <5>
- Glendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79968 <5>
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cobbs Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Charleston.
- The Graceland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Graceland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78482 <5>
- Hess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Newhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bess Cemetery
- Thurston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thurston Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Hunt - Donnally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casdorph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Casdorph Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casdorph Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Childress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hanson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- South Ruffner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- South Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Kanawha City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Rock Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dupont City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marmet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Big Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Alum Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sattes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dartmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Rumble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Chesapeake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Witcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Pinch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Tornado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
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 Adkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Charleston
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Saint Albans
- South Charleston
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 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 Adkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Adkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586166 (Adkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586166 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: Kanawha
- Topo Map Name: Charleston West
- Location given for Adkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3344945 Lon: -81.6547492
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adkins 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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