A visit to the Center Branch 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 Center Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Branch Cemetery:
39.2468, -80.3154
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the north northwest of the Center Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Center Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkview Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elkview Masonic Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview Masonic Cemetery
- The Elkview Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1703736 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located in Clarksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78795 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Clarksburg.
- Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haymond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haymond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anmoore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79326 <5>
- Milford Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Milford Road Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Road Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Stouts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stouts Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stonewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Quiet Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Despard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Adamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- West Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Spelter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- O'Neill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Katy Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Lumberport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Saltwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Tichenal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- McWhorter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Astor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
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 Center Branch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Center Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Center Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718437 (Center Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718437 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Clare
- Location given for Center Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2467573 Lon: -80.3153671
- 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 Harrison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Branch 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. |
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