A visit to the Blairs Ridge 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 Blairs Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blairs Ridge Cemetery:
39.9034, -80.6476
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blairs Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the west northwest of the Blairs Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Blairs Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blairs Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Prison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- White Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Gate Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gate Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Rulong - Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Brushy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Ridge Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- First Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The First Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Street Cemetery
- Hubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbs Cemetery
- Bane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blairs Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blairs Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Knoxville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Glen Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosbys Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Loudenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Calis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Moundsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherrard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McMechen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Adaline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- McCracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Ryerson Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Benwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Kausooth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Beham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Triadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Blairs Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blairs Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Cameron
- Moundsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Blairs Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Blairs Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717214 (Blairs Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717214 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundsville
- Location given for Blairs Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9034095 Lon: -80.6475803
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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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blairs Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |