A visit to the Bays 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 Bays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bays Cemetery:
37.9962, -81.1659
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bays Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the northeast of the Bays Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bays Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Nugen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The John Nugen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Nugen Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79548 <5>
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- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Page Tabernackle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Scarbro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scarbro Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot 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 Bays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whipple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Wriston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Dempsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Redstar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Concho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- White Oak Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Garten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Kilsyth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Keeneys Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Bays Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Bays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535323 (Bays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535323 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 617 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Hill
- Location given for Bays Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9962221 Lon: -81.1659369
- 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 Fayette, 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- Bays 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |