A visit to the Ayers 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 Ayers Cemetery ...
The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Run Cemetery
- N.H. Frederick Cemetery
- Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <2>
- Hardman Chapel Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haught Cemetery
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
- King Knob Cemetery
- The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Moyers Cemetery
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Saunders Cemetery
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner 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 Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Auburn
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
- Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Creston
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellenboro
- Freed
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
- Hannahdale
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Harrisville
- Lawford
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Newberne
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Petroleum
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rusk
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Russet
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Slab
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Staten
- Staten is located in Calhoun 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 Ayers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Grantsville
- Harrisville
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 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535090 (Ayers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535090 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ayers Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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