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:
38.8951, -81.4396
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 Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the southeast of the Board Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Board Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Callow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callow Cemetery
- McClung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesnest Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Center Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Hooam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooam Cemetery
- Mt. Solon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Solon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Solon Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
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 Board Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Board Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Peewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Graux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rocksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sandyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Statts Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Hur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
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 Roane 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 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 Board Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 #1536160 (Board Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536160 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reedy
- Location given for Board Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8950844 Lon: -81.4395658
- 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 Roane, 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- 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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