A visit to the Curtis 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 Curtis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Curtis Cemetery:
38.6106, -81.3232
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Curtis Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Curtis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Curtis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- J Herbert Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deverick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
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- Hively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Criner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Criner Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Nida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Curtis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kester ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Roxalana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Mattie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Clendenin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Falling Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Procious
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Oka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Youngs Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Bomont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Three Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Mudfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Flint Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
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 Curtis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Curtis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Curtis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Curtis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537938 (Curtis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537938 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Curtis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6106498 Lon: -81.3231745
- 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 Roane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curtis 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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