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A visit to the Duncan Cemetery ...


The location of the Duncan Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Duncan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   38.8879°   (38° 53' 16")

Lon:   -81.5923°   (-81° 35' 32")

The Duncan Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the southwest of the Duncan Cemetery .

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 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 Jackson 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 Duncan 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 26 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.

    • Meadowdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Liverpool
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
    • Hereford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
    • Odaville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
    • Sandyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Garfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
    • Wilding
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
      • Wilding is located in Jackson County
    • Ripley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Medina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Jackson County
    • Peewee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
    • Reedy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Statts Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
      • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Flint Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
        • Flint Town is located in Roane County
      • Windy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
        • Windy is located in Wirt County
      • Ravenswood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Flatwoods
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
        • Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
      • Willowdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
        • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
      • Sherman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
        • Sherman is located in Jackson County
      • Angerona
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angerona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
        • Angerona is located in Jackson County
      • Skull Run
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
        • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
      • Portland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Zona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
        • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Palestine
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
        • Palestine is located in Wirt County
      • Spencer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spiller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
        • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)

    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 Jackson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Duncan Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Curry Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
    • Meadowdale Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadowdale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowdale Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Kent Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
    • Hurd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurd Cemetery
    • Garder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garder Cemetery
    • Buck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Board Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
    • Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville.  The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
      • The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sheets Cemetery
      • Streets Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Street Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <7>
    • Hawk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawk Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Staats Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staats Cemetery
      • Rankin Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rankin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankin Cemetery
      • Casto Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto Cemetery
      • Pantell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pantell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pantell Cemetery
      • Camelite Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camelite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelite Cemetery
      • Board Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Center Valley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Valley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Valley Cemetery
      • Union Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Gridley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley 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 Duncan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1538430  (Duncan Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1538430 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: Liverpool
      • County: Jackson         Elev: 303
      • Location given for GNIS #1538430 (Duncan Cemetery)

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

    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 '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 Duncan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8879, Longitude: -81.5923       In this case, the coordinates for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>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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