A visit to the Dyer 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 Dyer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dyer Cemetery:
38.9320, -80.7109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the west of the Dyer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dyer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dyer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dyer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conrad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Sand Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Fork Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Boilon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boilon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boilon Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Stouts Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152075 <5>
- Conrad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Tumbling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tumbling Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Cemetery
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- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- The Otterbein Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251167 <5>
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Old Field Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- K of P Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Mick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mick Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mick Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <5>
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dyer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sand Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Vadis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Arnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alum Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Conings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Rollyson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Exchange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Heaters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bulltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Knawl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Newberne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Normantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Lloydsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Falls Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Saint Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
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 Dyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dyer 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 either 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 Dyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Dyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538483 (Dyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538483 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilmer
- Location given for Dyer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9320374 Lon: -80.7109319
- 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 Gilmer, 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 from Point A (ie- Dyer 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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