A visit to the Flinn 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 Flinn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flinn Cemetery:
38.9851, -81.7085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flinn Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Flinn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Flinn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flinn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rardon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardon Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Safreed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safreed Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Wheaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- DeBussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
- Redbush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Redbush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Laucks Chapel Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laucks Chapel Cemetery
- Middleswart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleswart Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleswart Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Logston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logston Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flinn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flinn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Skull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Spiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Flinn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flinn 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 Flinn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Flinn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539086 (Flinn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539086 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandyville
- Location given for Flinn Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9850803 Lon: -81.7084628
- 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 Jackson, 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- Flinn 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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