A visit to the Day 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 Day Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Day Cemetery:
39.2173, -80.5323
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Day Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Day Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Day Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Day Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Day Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Isaac Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Big Isaac Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Enon Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bristol.
- The Enon Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandy Gap Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
- Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78292 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Day Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Isaac
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Tichenal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Miletus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- West Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Valley Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lightburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- O'Neill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Doak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Katy Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Saint Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Jane Lew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
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 Day Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Day 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 Day Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Day Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538078 (Day Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538078 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Isaac
- Location given for Day Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2173115 Lon: -80.5323178
- 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 Harrison, 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- Day 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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