A visit to the Armstrong 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 Armstrong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Armstrong Cemetery:
38.4958, -80.7493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Armstrong Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Armstrong Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Armstrong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Armstrong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Middle Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hoover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Murphy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Little Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame 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 Armstrong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Armstrong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birch River
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Widen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Tioga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Erbacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Strange Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Halo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Frametown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Upperglade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- McNutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
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 Armstrong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Armstrong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gassaway
- Sutton
- Widen
- Widen lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Armstrong Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
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 Armstrong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Armstrong Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586392 (Armstrong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586392 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: Nicholas
- Topo Map Name: Tioga
- Location given for Armstrong Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4957861 Lon: -80.7492657
- 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 Nicholas, 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- Armstrong 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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