A visit to the Engel 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 Engel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Engel Cemetery:
38.7679, -80.8195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Engel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Engel Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Engel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Engel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Engel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Engel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Currycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Currycomb Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currycomb Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Cedarville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cedarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961158 <5>
- Boone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bourn Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourn Cemetery
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Otter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
- Mollahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mollahan Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollahan Cemetery
- Orton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Orton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Cutlip Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cutlip Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlip Cemetery
- Right Hand Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Engel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Engel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Progress ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Wilsie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Gassaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Clem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Truebada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Engel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Engel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Gassaway
- Glenville
- Sutton
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 either 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 Engel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Engel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538712 (Engel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538712 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedarville
- Location given for Engel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7678732 Lon: -80.8195462
- 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 Braxton, 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- Engel 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |