A visit to the Flats Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Flats Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Flats Cemetery (FG ID #78371).
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 Flats Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flats Cemetery:
40.5327, -80.5827
The Flats Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Manchester.
The cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in New Cumberland. New Cumberland lies just to the south southwest of the Flats Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flats Cemetery.
Name Variations for Flats Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Flats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist - Protestant Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Flats Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nessly Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Tomlinson Run United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuppy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cuppy Cemetery is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuppy Cemetery
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hammondsville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville Cemetery
- New Somerset Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Cemetery
- Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stratton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Zalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kendall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Walkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Hookstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Cream City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Osage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weirton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
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 Flats Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- East Liverpool
- New Cumberland
- Toronto
- Weirton
- Wellsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Flats Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Flats Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #78371
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1558197 (Flats Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1558197 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Liverpool South
- Location given for Flats Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5328436 Lon: -80.5828491
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flats 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. |