A visit to the Big 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 Big Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Run Cemetery:
38.7815, -80.5856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Big Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Big Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<5> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Stone Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <6>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riffle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
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- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison UMC Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Napier
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Bulltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Heaters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Rollyson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Knawl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McNutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Duffy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Arnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Replete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
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 Big Run Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Gassaway
- Sutton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Big Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Big Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535956 (Big Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535956 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlando
- Location given for Big Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7814875 Lon: -80.5856475
- 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 Braxton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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