A visit to the Davis Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Ridge Cemetery:
39.4845, -80.2406
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the east of the Davis Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Davis Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Sunny View Acres Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Hamilton Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484315 <5>
- Ogden Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barrickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- View Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The View Point Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Blackshere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackshere Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshere Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Crim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crim Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Nay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Snoderly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoderly Cemetery
- Barrackville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa 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 Davis Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helens Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Worthington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monongah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Palatine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Grant Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mannington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rivesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Hoodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Saltwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Oreide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmont
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 Davis Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538047 (Davis Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538047 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont West
- Location given for Davis Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4845286 Lon: -80.2406385
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Ridge 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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