A visit to the Cranesnest 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 Cranesnest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cranesnest Cemetery:
38.9459, -81.4754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cranesnest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cranesnest Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cranesnest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cranesnest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McClung Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Callow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callow Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home 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 Cranesnest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cranesnest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peewee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Reedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Hereford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Flint Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Leachtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Willowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
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 Cranesnest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cranesnest 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 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 Cranesnest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt 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 Cranesnest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537801 (Cranesnest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537801 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reedy
- Location given for Cranesnest Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.945916 Lon: -81.4753997
- 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 Wirt, 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 from Point A (ie- Cranesnest 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. |