A visit to the Goad 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 Goad Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goad Cemetery:
38.5584, -80.8934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goad Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Goad Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Goad Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goad Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Middle Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Mollohan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Hallburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallburg Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goad Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strange Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Clem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Frametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Widen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Birch River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Dink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Little Birch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Losie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Mudfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
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 Goad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Goad Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Gassaway
- Sutton
- Widen
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 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 Goad Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Goad Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539481 (Goad Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539481 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strange Creek
- Location given for Goad Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5584335 Lon: -80.8934362
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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 Braxton, 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 from Point A (ie- Goad 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. |