A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
38.1606, -82.2910
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tallclay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tallclay Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Isaacs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ramey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- Lynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Skeens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Skeens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeens Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Beckelheimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckelheimer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckelheimer Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Drenner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Drenner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenner Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Frasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Works Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Works Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Bear Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bear Knob Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Knob Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nestlow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Cove Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Kiahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Armilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wewanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Spears ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- West Hamlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Salt Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Effie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Harts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
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- Hamlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Portersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Sweetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Melissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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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 Davis 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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Davis 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538031 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538031 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: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nestlow
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1606456 Lon: -82.2909784
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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' (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- Davis 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. |