A visit to the Dayton 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 Dayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dayton Cemetery:
39.5079, -78.8642
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the southwest of the Dayton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hutson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutson Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutson Cemetery
- The Hutson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cresap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405526 <5>
- Waxler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waxler Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxler Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Gerstell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell Cemetery
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Umstot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umstot Cemetery
- Eusiva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eusiva Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eusiva Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Inkeep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Inkeep Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkeep Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Headsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Headsville Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville Cemetery
- Mineral Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Lease Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lease Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lease Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rawlings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Frost ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Fort Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Keyser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Cedar Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Ocean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Lonaconing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Loarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Spring Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Klondike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ritters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Wiley Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Clarysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Westernport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Dayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dayton 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 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 Dayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Dayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937335 (Dayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937335 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresaptown
- Location given for Dayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5078689 Lon: -78.8641889
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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 Mineral, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dayton 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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