A visit to the Farr 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 Farr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farr Cemetery:
39.1740, -81.3426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Farr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Farr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Everly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beha Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beha Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fought Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rizer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Vaught Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leachtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leachtown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown Cemetery
- The Leachtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leachtown Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2606208 <5>
- Deem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Wells - Seaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Leachtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Slate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mineral Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Cantwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Parkers Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Cokeleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Willow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
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 Farr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Farr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Farr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Farr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986760 (Farr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986760 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petroleum
- Location given for Farr Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1739662 Lon: -81.3426176
- 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 Wood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farr 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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