A visit to the Elkins 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 Elkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkins Cemetery:
38.1140, -82.0576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Elkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Elkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bear Branch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- Noah Sias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Noah Sias Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Sias Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- DeHaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The DeHaven Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeHaven Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Martha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martha Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martha Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Palermo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222577 <5>
- Goldsberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goldsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Lunsard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lunsard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunsard Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Rakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rakes Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakes Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Bulger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bulger Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Egnor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Egnor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnor Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlock Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spurlock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlock Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
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 Elkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Spears ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Harts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Layville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Wewanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Alkol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Banco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Myra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dodson Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- East ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Manila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Sweetland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Hamlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Harless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Horse Creek Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
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. 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.
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 Elkins 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 Elkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538653 (Elkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538653 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Creek
- Location given for Elkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1139848 Lon: -82.0576327
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkins 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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