A visit to the First Street 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 First Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Street Cemetery:
39.9267, -80.7356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the southwest of the First Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the First Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the First Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wegee Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wegee Creek Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegee Creek Cemetery
- Dilles Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dilles Bottom Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilles Bottom Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Prison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- White Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Gate Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gate Cemetery
- Wegee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wegee Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegee Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Green View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Farm Cemetery
- Dunfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunfee Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee Cemetery
- Powhatan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMechen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McMechen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen 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 First Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moundsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- McMechen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vadis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Powhatan Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sherrard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Rosbys Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anvil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Captina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Glen Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Loudenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Calis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
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 First Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
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 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 First Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 First Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538977 (First Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538977 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundsville
- Location given for First Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9267415 Lon: -80.7356401
- 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- First Street 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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