A visit to the Dry Hill 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 Dry Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Hill Cemetery:
38.8381, -81.2443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the west southwest of the Dry Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dry Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stalman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stalman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalman Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Bee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- The Little Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1860646 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Craig Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Craig Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Hill Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Slider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slider Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slider Cemetery
- Hur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Millerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Husk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Husk Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husk Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Villers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
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]<3> of the Dry Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocksdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Triplett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Pink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Hur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Arnoldsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Grantsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Staten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Reedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Looneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Oka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stumptown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
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 Dry Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Dry Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dry Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Dry Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538363 (Dry Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538363 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnoldsburg
- Location given for Dry Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8381426 Lon: -81.2442842
- 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 Roane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Hill 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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