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:
38.0087, -82.4051
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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Matty Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Perry Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Ridge Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Copley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Dunlow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Doane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Kiahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Hode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Greyeagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- 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
- Beauty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Ben Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Inez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wewanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Armilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 12 miles [19.3 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
- Louisa
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 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 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 #1538919 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538919 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: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radnor
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0087036 Lon: -82.4051483
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |