A visit to the Center Point 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 Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Point Cemetery:
39.3879, -80.6332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Point Cemetery is located in Doddridge County<2>.
The county seat for Doddridge County is located in West Union. West Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Center Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Center Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Big Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Big Battle Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sedalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sedalia Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Main Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Main Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Doak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Doak Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak Cemetery
- Cascara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cascara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascara Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Victory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Grass Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grass Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Run Cemetery
- McIntire Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McIntire Fork Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Fork Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roberts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Doak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Bane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Big Moses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- New Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miletus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Blue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Katy Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Jimtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Big Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- O'Neill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Barker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
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 Point Cemetery. The following communities are located in Doddridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Point 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 Center Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Doddridge 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 Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689462 (Center Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689462 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: Doddridge
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Point
- Location given for Center Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3878622 Lon: -80.6331542
- 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 Doddridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point 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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