A visit to the Britton 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 Britton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Britton Cemetery:
38.5506, -81.7479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Britton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Britton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Britton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Britton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Britton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Crank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crank Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crank Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wade Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wade Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Chapel Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jeffries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Bowles Ridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Showen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Showen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showen Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sigman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Raymond City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Romance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cross Lanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nitro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Sattes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Island Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Teays Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teays Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Saint Albans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
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 Britton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cross Lanes
- Nitro
- Nitro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Britton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nitro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Saint Albans
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536358 (Britton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536358 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sissonville
- Location given for Britton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5506462 Lon: -81.7479077
- 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 Kanawha, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Britton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |