A visit to the Beech Run 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 Beech Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Run Cemetery:
39.5454, -79.6639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beech Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beech Run Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies just to the south southwest of the Beech Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Beech Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lenox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kingwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Reedsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurdale Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379879 <5>
- Cobun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobun Cemetery
- Sisler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sisler Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisler Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beech Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Orr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Bruceton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arthurdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brandonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Tunnelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Gladesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Rowlesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Cheat Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
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 Beech Run Cemetery. The following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandonville
- Gladesville
- Kingwood
- Newburg
- Terra Alta
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 Beech Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Beech Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535557 (Beech Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535557 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 664 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Point
- Location given for Beech Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5453633 Lon: -79.6639409
- 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 Preston, 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- Beech Run 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. |