A visit to the Blue Knob 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 Blue Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Knob Cemetery:
38.4704, -81.1332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the east southeast of the Blue Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blue Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Grose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Samples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Dulls Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dulls Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Creek Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Little Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Cherrytree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherrytree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Spread
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Valley Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Procious
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Dink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Mudfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Reamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Lydia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Kester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Widen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Strange Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Falling Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
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 Blue Knob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Blue Knob Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clendenin
- Widen
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 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 Blue Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Blue Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741272 (Blue Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741272 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkhurst
- Location given for Blue Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4703781 Lon: -81.1331663
- 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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Knob 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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