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:
38.8879, -81.5923
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the southwest of the Duncan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Meadowdale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Hawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Pantell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantell Cemetery
- Camelite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gridley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Liverpool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Odaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Peewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Reedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Browning ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lucile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Willowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Angerona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1538430 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: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liverpool
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8878615 Lon: -81.5923479
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <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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