A visit to the Edelen 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 Edelen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edelen Cemetery:
39.2715, -81.6560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edelen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edelen Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the east of the Edelen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edelen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Edelen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edelen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Neale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- McDougle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Corner Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Cemetery
- Little Hocking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Little Hocking Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beckwith Cemetery #1 is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery #1
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lubeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- River Hill UMC Cemetery
- Riverhill Cemetery
- Riverhill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <5>
- Cedarville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Meldahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meldahl Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldahl Cemetery
- Munchmeyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Munchmeyers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munchmeyers Cemetery
- Burd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Tracewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edelen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edelen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Porterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Belpre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Eli
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Youba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Coolville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
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 Edelen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edelen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Edelen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Edelen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538547 (Edelen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538547 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Hocking
- Location given for Edelen Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2714641 Lon: -81.6559617
- 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 Wood, 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- Edelen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |