A visit to the Damron 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 Damron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damron Cemetery:
38.2426, -82.5054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the east southeast of the Damron Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Damron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Damron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wronk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wronk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wronk Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lakin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymal Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Community Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett 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 Damron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Damron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Durbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Armilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Lockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- East Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Potters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Fallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Effie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Ceredo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kenova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
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 Damron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Ceredo
- Kenova
- Louisa
- Wayne
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 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 Damron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Damron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537974 (Damron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537974 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for Damron Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2425843 Lon: -82.5054332
- 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 Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Damron 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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