A visit to the Congrove 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 Congrove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Congrove Cemetery:
39.1154, -81.7104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Congrove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Congrove Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Congrove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Congrove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Congrove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Congrove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Engels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Engels Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engels Cemetery
- Ft. Belleville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wigal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Seebaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Seebaugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seebaugh Cemetery
- Fleak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fleak Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleak Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Kibble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Reedsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett 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 Congrove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Congrove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Youba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Skull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Coolville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tuppers Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Spiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Porterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Redbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
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 Congrove 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 Congrove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Congrove 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 Congrove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537568 (Congrove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537568 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Creek
- Location given for Congrove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1153557 Lon: -81.7104078
- 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' (or 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- Congrove 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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