A visit to the Astor 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 Astor Cemetery ...
The Astor Cemetery is located in Taylor County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benedum Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77854 <2>
- Davison Cemetery
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
- Green Hill Cemetery
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Haymond Cemetery
- The Haymond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Middleville Cemetery
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anmoore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79326 <2>
- Norris Cemetery
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Old Side Cemetery
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side Cemetery
- Oreslip Cemetery
- The Oreslip Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreslip Cemetery
- Radcliffe Cemetery
- The Radcliffe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Taylor Drain Cemetery
- The Taylor Drain Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Drain Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- West Virginia National Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Astor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adaland
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Anmoore
- Arden
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Astor
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Berryburg
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Bridgeport
- Brydon
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Clemtown
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Craigmoor
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Despard
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Elk City
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Fetterman
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flemington
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Grafton
- Meriden
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Nutter Fort
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Oreide
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Pepper
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pruntytown
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Quiet Dell
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Stone House ‑ Historic
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Stonewood
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Webster
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Wellington Heights
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- West Grafton
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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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 Astor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Astor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Fetterman
- Grafton
- Philippi
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 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 Astor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Astor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689877 (Astor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689877 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Astor Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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