A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
39.1795, -81.4265
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caplinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Vaught Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beha Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Kanawha UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha UMC Cemetery
- The Kanawha UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey - Kanawha Cemetery
- Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298019 <5>
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Leachtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Leachtown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown Cemetery
- The Leachtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leachtown Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2606208 <5>
- Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Farson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- Ross - McCardle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Tracewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Chesterville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chesterville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesterville Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Parkersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267192 <5>
- Deem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Fought Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leachtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Slate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Mineral Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rusk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- North Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belpre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Lubeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Eli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Elizabeth
- Parkersburg
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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986749 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986749 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kanawha
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1795213 Lon: -81.4265089
- 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 Wood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byrd 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. |