A visit to the Barker 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 Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
38.1073, -82.0076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Barker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bear Branch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bulger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bulger Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger Cemetery
- Egnor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Egnor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnor Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Sias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sias Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sias Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlock Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Layville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Dodson Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Alkol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Spears ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Harts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Turtle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Julian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Horse Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Washington Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Tango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Wewanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Sweetland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535223 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535223 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Creek
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1073193 Lon: -82.00763
- 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 Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barker 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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