A visit to the Boyce 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 Boyce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyce Cemetery:
39.3920, -79.9551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyce Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the southwest of the Boyce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Boyce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McConkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Amnon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amnon Cemetery
- Current Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthew Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew Cemetery
- Grafton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bluemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluemont Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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.
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Neel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Gladesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Yates ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Brydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Smithtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arthurdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
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 Boyce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fetterman
- Gladesville
- Grafton
- Newburg
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 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 Boyce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Boyce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536272 (Boyce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536272 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 485 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladesville
- Location given for Boyce Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3920347 Lon: -79.9550721
- 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 Taylor, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boyce 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |