A visit to the Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cross Creek Cemetery:
40.3062, -80.5790
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cross Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County<2>.
The county seat for Brooke County is located in Wellsburg. Wellsburg lies just to the southwest of the Cross Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cross Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cross Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cross Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooke Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <5>
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mingo Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175838 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Georges Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Buckingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Lower Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Holy Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Everson Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Family Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Three Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Three Springs Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Three Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Weirton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80115 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Cross Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cross Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Follansbee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Mingo Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shank Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Deandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brilliant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Dutch Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- New Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Steubenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Beech Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Alikanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Weirton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fernwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
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 Cross Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cross Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Follansbee
- Mingo Junction
- Steubenville
- Weirton
- Wellsburg
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 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 Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brooke 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 Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537868 (Cross Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537868 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: Brooke
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steubenville East
- Location given for Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3061808 Lon: -80.5789614
- 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 Brooke, 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- Cross Creek 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. |
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