A visit to the Amma 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 Amma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amma Cemetery:
38.5666, -81.2685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amma Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Amma Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Amma Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Amma Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amma Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Armstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Armstead Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- J Herbert Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
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- Noel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Shamlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamlin Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amma Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Wellford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Clendenin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Bomont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falling Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
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- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Oka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Elkhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Youngs Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Spread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Dink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Mudfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Three Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Stinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
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 Amma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Amma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Amma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586130 (Amma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586130 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: Roane
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Amma Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5665576 Lon: -81.2685212
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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 Roane, 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- Amma 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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