A visit to the Cunningham 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 Cunningham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cunningham Cemetery:
39.0856, -81.0759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the north of the Cunningham Cemetery .
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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 Cunningham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cunningham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Haught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Hardman Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- King Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Knob Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fluharty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Run Cemetery
- N.H. Frederick Cemetery
- Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <5>
- Moyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cunningham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cunningham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cantwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Burnt House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Freed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornwallis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hannahdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Rusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Russet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- League
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
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 Cunningham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cunningham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cunningham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Grantsville
- Harrisville
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 helpful 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 Cunningham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Cunningham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537908 (Cunningham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537908 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Cunningham Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0856379 Lon: -81.0759447
- 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 Ritchie, 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- Cunningham 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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