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:
39.6173, -80.5678
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Low Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Low Gap Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Shuman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shuman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Burchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchfield Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Chutes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chutes Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chutes Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kilcoyne Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilcoyne Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78255 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Big Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kodol
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Anthem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Barker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Hundred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rymer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Round Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Kausooth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Saint Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Adaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Childs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Wadestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- New Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Minnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
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 Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Big Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 #2586336 (Big Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586336 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: Wetzel
- Topo Map Name: Big Run
- Location given for Big Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6173302 Lon: -80.5678486
- 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 Wetzel, 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 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> | 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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