A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
39.0573, -81.7096
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Alexander Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Lamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamps Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Vanhorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhorn Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Braham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Rawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson Cemetery
- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Neptune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Spiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Odaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Windy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Eli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuppers Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Youba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Meadowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vanderhoof
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
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 Alexander Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander 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 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1534868 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534868 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Creek
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0573011 Lon: -81.7095742
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander 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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