A visit to the Buck Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Buck Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buck Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buck Hill Cemetery
Lat: 39.4143° (39° 24' 51")
Lon: -78.1117° (-78° 6' 42")
The Buck Hill Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the east northeast of the Buck Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Buck Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buck Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Central Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Shanghai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanghai Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shanghai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Ganotown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganotown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganotown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ganotown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Roe Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roe Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Gerrardstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerrardstown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerrardstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gerrardstown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arden UMC Cemetery
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitzers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pitzers Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Darkesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darkesville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darkesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Darkesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jones Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Springs Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Providence Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Providence Quaker Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscarora Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscarora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Riner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riner Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buck Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buck Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gerrardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darkesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Siler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <6>
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grimes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grimes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Baker Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Middleway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleway
- Middleway is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleway <6>
- Cross Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Hedgesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Good
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Good
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jefferson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Bardane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Swan Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Bedington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Morgan County
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 Buck Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buck Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Buck Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Buck Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Buck Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727403 (Buck Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1727403 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Tablers Station
- County: Berkeley Elev: 260
- Location given for GNIS #1727403 (Buck Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Berkeley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buck Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4143, Longitude: -78.1117 In this case, the coordinates for the Buck Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |