A visit to the Board 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 Board Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Board Cemetery:
38.7968, -81.5473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Board Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the west of the Board Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Board Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Board Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camelite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Waybright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Waybright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waybright Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Woodfell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Pine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Chrislip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chrislip Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrislip Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrislip Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78006 <6>
- Beckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
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]<3> of the Board Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Board Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Fairplain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Reedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Sandyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Odaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Peewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Cicerone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Wilding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Triplett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Lucile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
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 Board Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Board Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Board Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Board Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536158 (Board Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536158 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gay
- Location given for Board Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7967536 Lon: -81.5473466
- 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 Jackson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Board 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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