A visit to the Cortland 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 Cortland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cortland Cemetery:
39.0582, -79.4359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cortland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cortland Cemetery is located in Tucker County<2>.
The county seat for Tucker County is located in Parsons. Parsons lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cortland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cortland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Cortland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cortland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Red Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255172 <5>
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Knotts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Knotts Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Cemetery
- Fansler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Kerns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kight Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kight Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kight Cemetery
- Bonifield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonifield Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifield Cemetery
- Hile Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hile Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hile Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- South Branch Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gnegy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Gnegy Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnegy Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #G-V-A-013 <6>
- Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bayard Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Bayard Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cortland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cortland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canaan Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Dryfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Harman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hendricks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Harperton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hambleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dobbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Parsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Porterwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Wymer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Horse Shoe Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Ketterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Pleasant Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
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 Cortland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tucker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cortland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Davis
- Maysville
- Parsons
- Thomas
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cortland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tucker 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 Cortland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689330 (Cortland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689330 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: Tucker
- Est. Elev: 982 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackwater Falls
- Location given for Cortland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0581644 Lon: -79.4358833
- 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 Tucker, 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- Cortland 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. |
| <6> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |