A visit to the Ferrell 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 Ferrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferrell Cemetery:
38.6601, -81.5023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ferrell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ferrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Godby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Godby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godby Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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- Good Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larch Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch Cemetery
- Shadydale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shadydale Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadydale Cemetery
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 Ferrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Fletcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Zona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Island Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Flint Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Kester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Fairplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Legg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Wellford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
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 Ferrell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferrell 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 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 Ferrell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Ferrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538933 (Ferrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538933 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Ferrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6600913 Lon: -81.5023455
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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 Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferrell 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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