A visit to the Borring 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 Borring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Borring Cemetery:
39.2651, -80.4181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Borring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Borring Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the east northeast of the Borring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Borring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Borring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Borring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Clarksburg.
- Milford Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Milford Road Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Road Cemetery
- Plant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79046 <5>
- Shahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shahan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shahan Cemetery
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Enon Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bristol.
- The Enon Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandy Gap Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
- Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78292 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sheets Mill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mill Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Center Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Branch Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkview Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elkview Masonic Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview Masonic Cemetery
- The Elkview Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1703736 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located in Clarksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78795 <5>
- Bartlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett 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 Borring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Borring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reynoldsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- O'Neill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Wilsonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Adamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Katy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- West Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Nutter Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tichenal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stonewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Despard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Big Isaac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Spelter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Lumberport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Miletus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Lightburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- McWhorter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
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 Borring Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Borring 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 Borring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Borring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536242 (Borring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536242 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Summit
- Location given for Borring Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2650894 Lon: -80.4181477
- 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 Harrison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Borring 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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