A visit to the Bolyard 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 Bolyard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bolyard Cemetery:
39.3140, -79.7528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bolyard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bolyard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bolyard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bolyard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bolyard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knotts Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Deakins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deakins Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakins Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Cobun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobun Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Newburg.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 Bolyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bolyard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macomber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Sell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Salt Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Heathers Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Valley Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Threefork Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Kingwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Arthurdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gladesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Reedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clemtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Horse Shoe Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Albright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Kalamazoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Terra Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
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 Bolyard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bolyard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gladesville
- Grafton
- Kingwood
- Newburg
- Terra Alta
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 Bolyard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Bolyard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536205 (Bolyard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536205 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 811 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fellowsville
- Location given for Bolyard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3139877 Lon: -79.7528433
- 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 Preston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bolyard 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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