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. 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
39.2679, -80.1506
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>
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 .
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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)
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
- Middleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Old Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Oreslip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oreslip Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreslip Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- West Virginia National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Shinns Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shinns Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinns Run Cemetery
- Davison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Grafton National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Astor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Brydon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Pepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Berryburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Adaland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pruntytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oreide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yates ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Anmoore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quiet Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Elk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Despard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Stonewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Wellington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Philippi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clemtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Saltwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Nutter Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- 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 like to start 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 Memorial 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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689762 (Bailey Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689762 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: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rosemont
- Location given for Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.26787 Lon: -80.1506394
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (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 Memorial 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. |
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