A visit to the Bailey Avenue Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bailey Ave. Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bailey Ave. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Ave. Cemetery
Lat: 39.0520° (39° 3' 7")
Lon: -80.4904° (-80° 29' 25")
The Bailey Ave. Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies just to the east southeast of the Bailey Ave. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bailey Ave. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Ave. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waldeck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldeck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waldeck Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Old Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Machperlah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machperlah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machperlah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Machperlah Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Middle Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Brownsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Gee Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gee Lick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gee Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gee Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Smith Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78793 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrison Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <5>
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Life Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Life Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Life Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Life Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- McCann Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCann Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCann Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCann Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Glady Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glady Fork Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glady Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glady Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Straley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Straley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Broad Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broad Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bailey Ave. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Ave. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Weston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
- Smith Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Valley Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Alkires Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Garton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Lightburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jane Lew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Alum Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Tichenal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Big Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Isaac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- West Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Saint Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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 Bailey Ave. Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bailey Ave. 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 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 Bailey Ave. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bailey Ave. Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Bailey Ave. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1728511 (Bailey Avenue Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1728511 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Weston
- County: Lewis Elev: 357
- Location given for GNIS #1728511 (Bailey Avenue Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Lewis, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bailey Ave. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0520, Longitude: -80.4904 In this case, the coordinates for the Bailey Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |