A visit to the Bailey Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bailey Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery
Lat: 39.2679° (39° 16' 4")
Lon: -80.1506° (-80° 9' 2")
The Bailey Memorial Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the northeast of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Astor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Middleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Old Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Side Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benedum Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77854 <5>
- Oreslip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oreslip Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oreslip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oreslip Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Taylor County
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anmoore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79326 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Sayre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- West Virginia National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Virginia National Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Virginia National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Virginia National Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodsdale Cemetery
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Shinns Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinns Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinns Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shinns Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Davison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Grafton National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grafton National Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grafton National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grafton National Cemetery is located in Taylor County
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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Astor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Astor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Pepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pepper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Berryburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Adaland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Pruntytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <7>
- Oreide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oreide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Yates ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Anmoore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anmoore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anmoore
- Anmoore is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anmoore <7>
- Quiet Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Elk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Fetterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Despard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Despard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Stonewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Wellington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Philippi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meriden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Clemtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clemtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Saltwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Nutter Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
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 Memorial 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 Bailey Memorial 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 first turn to 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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689762 (Bailey Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1689762 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: Rosemont
- County: Taylor Elev: 315
- Location given for GNIS #1689762 (Bailey Memorial 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 Taylor, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bailey Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2679, Longitude: -80.1506 In this case, the coordinates for the Bailey Memorial 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |