A visit to the Barrackville 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 Barrackville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barrackville Cemetery:
39.5070, -80.1662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barrackville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the southeast of the Barrackville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Barrackville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barrackville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pitcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hawkinberry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinberry Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prickett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prickett Cemetery
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- Ministers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ministers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ministers Cemetery
- Davis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Ridge Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Hoodsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoodsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville Cemetery
- Barb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb Cemetery
- Hamilton Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484315 <5>
- Sunny View Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Barrackville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barrackville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrackville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Garden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Fairmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Palatine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Rivesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Katy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Grant Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Monongah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Hoodsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Smithtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Samaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 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 Barrackville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barrackville 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 Barrackville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Barrackville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535276 (Barrackville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535276 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grant Town
- Location given for Barrackville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5070284 Lon: -80.1661897
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrackville 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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