A visit to the Boggs 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 Boggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boggs Cemetery:
38.4690, -80.6440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the east of the Boggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boggs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Boggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barnett Family Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Family Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McElwain Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Handschumacher Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handschumacher Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Little Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Point Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point Cemetery
- McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tioga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erbacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halo is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Welch Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birch River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camden-on-Gauley is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Upperglade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Little Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Herold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Addison is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Orndoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Big Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twistville was located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Ralph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ralph is also located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
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 Boggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Boggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Boggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536192 (Boggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536192 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 487 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tioga
- Location given for Boggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4689947 Lon: -80.6439818
- 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 Webster, 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- Boggs 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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