A visit to the Bigbend 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 Bigbend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bigbend Cemetery:
38.9512, -81.1893
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bigbend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the east southeast of the Bigbend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bigbend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bigbend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bigbend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maze Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze Cemetery
- Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Villers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
- Belt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
- McCrae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
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- Waggoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Hur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur Cemetery
- Broomstick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Broomstick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomstick Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79793 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Bigbend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bigbend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Freed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Hur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Grantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Russet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Stumptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Burnt House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Bigbend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bigbend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bigbend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bigbend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Bigbend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535989 (Bigbend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535989 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Annamoriah
- Location given for Bigbend Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.951195 Lon: -81.189282
- 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 Calhoun, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bigbend 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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