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:
38.1368, -82.4102
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 just 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 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Upper Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Lower Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Napier Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- John Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The John Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Marilyn Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Longpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Longpoint Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longpoint Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Vine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills 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:
- East Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Effie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Nestlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Cove Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Fort Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Clifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Wewanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Potters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Smoky Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Wilsondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
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.
- Louisa
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ferguson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
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 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 #1538920 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538920 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: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wayne
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1367555 Lon: -82.4101501
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |