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A visit to the Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cedar Grove Cemetery

Lat:   39.2174°   (39° 13' 2")

Lon:   -81.5077°   (-81° 30' 27")

The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County<1>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the northwest of the Cedar Grove Cemetery .

Name Variations for Cedar Grove Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Poor Farm Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cedar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Deem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Ruble Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Tracewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Kincheloe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kincheloe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kincheloe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Ross - McCardle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross - McCardle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross - McCardle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross - McCardle Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Foley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Butcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Kanawha UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Red Hill UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County

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]<2> of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cedar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:

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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1986753  (Cedar Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1986753 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: South Parkersburg
    • County: Wood         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #1986753 (Cedar Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2174, Longitude: -81.5077    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.




 

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