A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
38.6326, -81.2515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cook Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Criner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Criner Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Eplin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eplin Chapel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplin Chapel Cemetery
- Nida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- J Herbert Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Hascue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hascue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hascue Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Nida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Helmic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Helmic Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kester ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wellford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Procious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Mudfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Pink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Reamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Bomont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Losie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Arnoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537594 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537594 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneyville
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.632594 Lon: -81.2515062
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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 Roane, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cook 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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