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A visit to the Edge Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Edge Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Edge Hill Cemetery (FG ID #78264)

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 Edge Hill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.2894°   (39° 17' 21")

Lon:   -77.8526°   (-77° 51' 9")

The Edge Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Charles Town. Charles Town lies just to the west of the Edge Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Edge Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Washington Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Burial Ground is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnsontown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnsontown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Silver Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Uvilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uvilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uvilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Uvilla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Elk Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elk Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Harper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bolivar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolivar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolivar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bolivar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kearneysville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearneysville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearneysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Franklintown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklintown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklintown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franklintown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • James M Van Metre Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James M Van Metre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James M Van Metre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James M Van Metre Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County

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 Edge Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edge Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Edge Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edge Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Edge Hill Cemetery:

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 Edge Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1538552  (Edge Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1538552 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: Charles Town
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 161
    • Location given for GNIS #1538552 (Edge Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #78264

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jefferson, 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 things 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 Edge Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2894, Longitude: -77.8526    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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