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A visit to the Big Tygart Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Big Tygart Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Big Tygart Cemetery (FG ID #77771)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Tygart Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Tygart Cemetery

Lat:   39.1333°   (39° 7' 59")

Lon:   -81.5447°   (-81° 32' 40")

The Big Tygart Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Big Tygart Cemetery .

Name Variations for Big Tygart Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Big Tygart Cemetery.

Big Tygart Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Big Tygart Baptist Cemetery
  • Big Tygart - Rockport Cemetery
  • Rockport Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Big Tygart Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Tygart Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Naylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Compton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Reeder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeder Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Amos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Central Church of Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Central Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Chesterville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Sams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sams Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Wadesville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wadesville Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Wigal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wigal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wigal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Lott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Ruble Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Tygart Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Tygart Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Tygart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Tygart 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 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 Tygart Cemetery:

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 Tygart Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Records ...
  • GNIS ID #1535983  (Big Tygart Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1535983 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South Parkersburg
    • County: Wood         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #1535983 (Big Tygart Cemetery)
  • GNIS ID #1535984  (Big Tygart Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1535984 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South Parkersburg
    • County: Wood         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1535984 (Big Tygart Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77771

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Tygart Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1333, Longitude: -81.5447    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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