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Introduction ...

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 Elkins Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.1817°   (38° 10' 54")

Lon:   -82.0234°   (-82° 1' 24")

The Elkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies just to the north northwest of the Elkins Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Elkins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Elkins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Elkins Cemetery.

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

    • Palermo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Lincoln County
    • Yawkey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
      • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
    • Alkol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
      • Alkol is located in Lincoln County
    • Myra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
      • Myra is located in Lincoln County
    • Layville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
      • Layville is located in Boone County
    • Morrisvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
      • Morrisvale is located in Boone County
    • Dodson Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
      • Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Boone County
    • Tango
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
    • Hamlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Julian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Julian is located in Boone County
    • Horse Creek Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
      • Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Sod
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
        • Sod is located in Lincoln County
      • Garretts Bend
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
        • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Sheridan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
        • Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
      • Wewanta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
        • Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
      • Harts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
        • Harts is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <4>
      • Rock Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Rock Creek is located in Boone County
      • Lory
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
        • Lory is located in Boone County
      • Priestley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
        • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
      • West Hamlin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
        • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Big Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
        • Big Creek is located in Logan County
      • Banco
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
        • Banco is located in Logan County
      • Turtle Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
        • Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
      • Danville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Portersville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
        • Portersville is located in Lincoln County

    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 Elkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Elkins Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowers - Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stowers - Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
    • Calloway Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calloway Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calloway Cemetery
    • Linville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Stowers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery
    • Plumley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plumley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumley Cemetery
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
    • Goldsberry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goldsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsberry Cemetery
    • Martha Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martha Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Martha Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martha Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Palermo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222577 <7>
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
    • Spurlock Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurlock Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Spurlock Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurlock Cemetery
      • Ryan Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Cemetery
      • Stowers Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery
      • Linville Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Linville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Cemetery
      • Egnor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egnor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Egnor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egnor Cemetery
      • Egnor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egnor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Egnor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egnor Cemetery
      • Noah Sias Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noah Sias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Noah Sias Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Sias Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Bear Branch Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Branch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Branch Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Dotson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • Brumfield Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumfield Cemetery
      • Egnor Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egnor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Egnor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egnor Cemetery
      • Bulger Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bulger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bulger Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bulger Cemetery
      • Stone Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Trent Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trent Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Cemetery
      • Linville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Linville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Cemetery
      • Meadows Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Griffith Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
      • May Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The May Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Elkins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1538655  (Elkins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1538655 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: Hager
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 261
      • Location given for GNIS #1538655 (Elkins Cemetery)

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Elkins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1817, Longitude: -82.0234    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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