A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duncan Cemetery:
39.4026, -80.3363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duncan Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the south of the Duncan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shinnston.
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <5>
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Michael D Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wamsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wamsley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Grim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Nay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Cemetery
- Ogden Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crim Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Shinnston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lumberport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Spelter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Saltwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Gore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Helens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Katy Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Adamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Oreide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Monongah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Wilsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Despard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mannington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Clarksburg
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586278 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586278 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: Harrison
- Topo Map Name: Shinnston
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4025684 Lon: -80.3363282
- 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 Harrison, 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' (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- Duncan 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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