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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 Dropping Lick Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5163°   (37° 30' 58")

Lon:   -80.5633°   (-80° 33' 47")

The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies just to the north of the Dropping Lick Cemetery .

Name Variations for Dropping Lick Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Dropping Lick Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dropping Lick Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.

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

    • Wikel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wikel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Hillsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
    • Hollywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Monroe County
    • Wolfcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
      • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
    • Captain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
      • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Creamery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creamery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
    • Mountain Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
      • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Ballard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County
    • Bargers Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
      • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
    • Forest Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Pembroke
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Huffman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
        • Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Simmonsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
        • Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Rockland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
        • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
      • Talcott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Frazier
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
        • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
      • Peterstown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearisburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Newport
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
        • Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Fort Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
        • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
      • Buck
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
        • Buck is located in Summers County
      • Rich Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
        • Rich Creek is located in Logan County
      • Rich Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bluff City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Ronceverte
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

    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 Dropping Lick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dropping Lick Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Ballard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
    • Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard - Harvey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
    • Fortner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Swope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swope Cemetery
    • Lively Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Kire Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kire Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kire Community Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kire Community Cemetery
    • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • New Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
      • Gap Mills Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Mills Cemetery
      • Orchard Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Broyles Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broyles Cemetery
      • Reed Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Lebanon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Church Cemetery
      • Mt. Carman Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carman Cemetery
      • Karnes Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karnes Cemetery

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

    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 Dropping Lick Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1558734  (Dropping Lick Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1558734 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: Union
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 620
      • Location given for GNIS #1558734 (Dropping Lick Cemetery)

    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 Monroe, 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 obstructions 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 Dropping Lick Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5163, Longitude: -80.5633    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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