A visit to the Buzzard 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 Buzzard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buzzard Cemetery:
39.0854, -81.0021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the north northwest of the Buzzard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buzzard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Buzzard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buzzard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Run Cemetery
- N.H. Frederick Cemetery
- Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <5>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Hardman Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Knob Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- New Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Burnt House.
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Haught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Newberne.
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Buzzard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buzzard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Newberne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Pullman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cantwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Freed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hannahdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cornwallis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grantsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Toll Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Pennsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Buzzard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buzzard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Glenville
- Grantsville
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
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 Buzzard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Buzzard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536811 (Buzzard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536811 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Buzzard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0853614 Lon: -81.0020538
- 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 Ritchie, 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- Buzzard 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. |