A visit to the Counts 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 Counts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Counts Cemetery:
38.6343, -81.5665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Counts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Counts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Counts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Counts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Counts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824989 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Wheatcraft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wheatcraft Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcraft Cemetery
- Blackshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Counts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Counts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fletcher
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Cicerone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Aarons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Legg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Sigman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Wills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Hereford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Counts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Counts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537711 (Counts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537711 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Counts Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6342578 Lon: -81.5665141
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Counts 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |