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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Counts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Counts Cemetery

Lat:   38.6343°   (38° 38' 3")

Lon:   -81.5665°   (-81° 33' 59")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Counts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Counts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Duff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Mangus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hackney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Presley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Good Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Comer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Covey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Fields Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Wheatcraft Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatcraft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheatcraft Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Blackshire Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackshire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Price Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Presley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • White Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
  • Kentuck
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
  • Romance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Romance is located in Jackson County
  • Cicerone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
  • Island Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
    • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
  • Mattie ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
    • Mattie is located in Roane County
  • Woodyard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
    • Woodyard is located in Roane County
  • Kenna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aplin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
    • Aplin is located in Jackson County
  • Sissonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Statts Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Statts Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
    • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
  • Walton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Zona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Zona is located in Roane County
    • Flint Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Putnam County
    • Aarons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
      • Aarons is located in Kanawha County
    • Legg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
      • Legg is located in Kanawha County
    • Fairplain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairplain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
      • Fairplain is located in Jackson County
    • Sigman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
    • Wills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
      • Wills is located in Kanawha County
    • Paradise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Putnam County
    • Hereford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
    • Rushville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Roane County

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 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 Counts Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1537711 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kentuck
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 281
    • Location given for GNIS #1537711 (Counts Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Counts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6343, Longitude: -81.5665       In this case, the coordinates for the Counts Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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