A visit to the Bannon 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 Bannon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bannon Cemetery:
38.7665, -81.1068
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bannon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bannon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Bannon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bannon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Arnoldsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78326 <5>
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Orma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Orma Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnoldsburg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Fink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fink Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minnora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Minnora Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Husk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Husk Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husk Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Mollohan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Bailey - Siers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Chenowith - Reip Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Beech
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Oka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Staten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mudfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Hur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Rocksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Roxalana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Triplett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Looneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
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 Bannon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bannon 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 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 Bannon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Bannon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535202 (Bannon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535202 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millstone
- Location given for Bannon Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7664798 Lon: -81.1067794
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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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bannon 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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