A visit to the Goddard 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 Goddard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goddard Cemetery:
37.8579, -80.9268
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goddard Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Goddard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goddard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Goddard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goddard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beechnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beechnut Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut Cemetery
- The Beechnut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charles Harrah Cemetery
- Harrah Cemetery
- Jim Harrah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2608668 <5>
- Layland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Layland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Cemetery
- The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989932 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171413 <5>
- Wickline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wickline Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickline Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Royal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Royal Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Cemetery
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Colmans Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Colmans Cemetery
- William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- White Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White Family Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Family Cemetery
- Smailes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smailes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smailes Cemetery
- William Kidwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The William Kidwell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Kidwell Cemetery
- The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kidwell Cemetery
- Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
- Shuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shuck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuck Cemetery
- Plumley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Meadows Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goddard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goddard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meadow Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Abraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Quinnimont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- McKendree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Prince
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Hilton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Thurmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Clifftop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Rainelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Piney View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Goddard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Goddard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586244 (Goddard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586244 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: Fayette
- Topo Map Name: Meadow Creek
- Location given for Goddard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.857891 Lon: -80.9267987
- 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goddard 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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