A visit to the Cook Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cook Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cook Cemetery (FG ID #2238475).
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:
37.7355, -81.7288
The Cook Cemetery is located in Wyoming County<2>.
The county seat for Wyoming County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruffner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elk Trace Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Trace Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Yolyn Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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] of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braeholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mallory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Oceana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wylo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kopperston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Man
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cub City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pondco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fanny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Wyoming 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 like to start with 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 Wyoming 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2238475
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wyoming, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |