A visit to the Canfield 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 Canfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canfield Cemetery:
38.6023, -80.7559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Canfield Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the north northeast of the Canfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Canfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middle Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Otter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Morton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Camden Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Hill Cemetery
- Cutlip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cutlip Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlip Cemetery
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <6>
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Braxton County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Canfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strange Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Lloydsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Wilsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Erbacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Widen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Exchange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Progress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Heaters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Canfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gassaway
- Sutton
- Widen
- Widen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Canfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
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 Canfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Canfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537000 (Canfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537000 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herold
- Location given for Canfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6023232 Lon: -80.755932
- 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 Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Canfield 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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. |
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