A visit to the Bailey 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 Bailey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Cemetery:
38.9515, -80.1898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bailey Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.
The county seat for Upshur County is located in Buckhannon. Buckhannon lies just to the northwest of the Bailey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bailey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Upshur County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Heavner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heavner Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavner Cemetery
- The Heavner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heavener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78644 <5>
- Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rohrbough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rohrbough Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrbough Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oldaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oldaker Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldaker Cemetery
- McDermott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDermott Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott Cemetery
- Reger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reger Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger Cemetery
- Tenmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Redabaugh Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redabaugh Cemetery
- Oakington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakington Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakington Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Slab Camp Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Camp Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Durrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tallmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Sago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Buckhannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Gormley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Hoover Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Queens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Teter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Beans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Audra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Frenchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Upshur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bailey 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 professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Upshur 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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535127 (Bailey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535127 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: Upshur
- Est. Elev: 556 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckhannon
- Location given for Bailey Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.951489 Lon: -80.1898036
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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 Upshur, 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 from Point A (ie- Bailey 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |