A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
37.9701, -82.3660
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Stroud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Perry Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Ridge Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Jonas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jonas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Copley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Hode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
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- Greyeagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
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- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Beauty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kermit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lovely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Pilgrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Dingess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Whirlwind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Wewanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Armilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Ben Bow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Inez
- Inez lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ferguson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inez.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
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 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538918 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538918 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilsondale
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9700941 Lon: -82.3659795
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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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |