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A visit to the Dils Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dils Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dils Cemetery

Lat:   39.2681°   (39° 16' 5")

Lon:   -81.5183°   (-81° 31' 5")

The Dils Cemetery is located in Wood County<1>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the west of the Dils Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Dils Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dils Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Xaviers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Xaviers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Xaviers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Xaviers Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Tavenner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tavenner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tavenner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tavenner Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Evergreen Cemetery North
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Woodyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodyard Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Rosemar UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemar UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemar UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosemar UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ogden Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holliday Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holliday Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Foley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Red Hill UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Neale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vandevier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandevier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandevier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Wood County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Dils Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dils Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Dils Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dils 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 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 Dils Cemetery:

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 Dils Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1986758  (Dils Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1986758 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Parkersburg
    • County: Wood         Elev: 191
    • Location given for GNIS #1986758 (Dils Cemetery)

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dils Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2681, Longitude: -81.5183    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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