A visit to the Duff 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 Duff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duff Cemetery:
38.6320, -81.6032
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Duff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Duff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Centerview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Centerview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824989 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery 1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery 1 is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery 1
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Duff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kentuck
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sissonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sigman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Fairplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Duff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Duff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538409 (Duff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538409 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Duff Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6320351 Lon: -81.6031817
- 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 Jackson, 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- Duff 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |