A visit to the Fowlers Knob 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 Fowlers Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fowlers Knob Cemetery:
38.1990, -80.8479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fowlers Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the north of the Fowlers Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fowlers Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fowlers Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fowlers Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
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- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Penile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Penile Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penile Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fowlers Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fowlers Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Runa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Odell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Nettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Zela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
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- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Albion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Crichton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Victor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Grayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hilton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Orient Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Lile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Saxman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Romont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
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 Fowlers Knob Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fowlers Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fowlers Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Fowlers Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741167 (Fowlers Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741167 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 634 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Nebo
- Location given for Fowlers Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1990002 Lon: -80.8478745
- 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 Nicholas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fowlers Knob 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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