A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
38.2304, -82.1271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies just to the north northeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
- Seites Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Seites Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seites Cemetery
- Burks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Yeager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamlin Cemetery is located in Hamlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78568 <5>
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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Myra
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Hamlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sweetland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- West Hamlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Spears ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Yawkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Salt Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Wewanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- East ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Tango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Alkol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Layville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Garretts Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Dodson Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
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 Edwards Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538563 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538563 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Branchland
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2303691 Lon: -82.1270826
- 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edwards 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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