A visit to the Eagle 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 Eagle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eagle Cemetery:
38.5848, -80.9484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Eagle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eagle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Eagle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eagle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCracken Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mollohan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Hallburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallburg Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bogg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrytree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cherrytree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eagle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eagle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ira
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Strange Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Clem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Frametown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Herold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Wilsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Losie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Mudfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Spread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Widen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Valley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
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 Eagle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eagle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Eagle Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Gassaway
- Widen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Eagle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Eagle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538488 (Eagle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538488 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strange Creek
- Location given for Eagle Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5848208 Lon: -80.9484383
- 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 Clay, 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- Eagle 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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