A visit to the Deakins 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 Deakins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Deakins Cemetery:
39.3209, -79.6545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Deakins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Deakins Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Deakins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Deakins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Deakins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Knotts Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belleview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belleview Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beachy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beachy Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachy Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Bolyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
- Cobun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobun Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Accident Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Accident Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident Cemetery
- Denver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Maple Spring Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring 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 Deakins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Deakins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macomber
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Salt Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
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- Tunnelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Horse Shoe Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Red House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Terra Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Threefork Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Valley Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Coketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Deakins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Deakins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingwood
- Newburg
- Oakland
- Terra Alta
- Thomas
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 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 Deakins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Deakins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1550890 (Deakins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1550890 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rowlesburg
- Location given for Deakins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3209331 Lon: -79.6545043
- 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 Preston, 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- Deakins 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. |