A visit to the Good 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 Good Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Cemetery:
38.4618, -81.6586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Good Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Good Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the south of the Good Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Good Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Good Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Good Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Altz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Altz Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altz Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thaxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thaxton Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Goff Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Monk Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Sam Derrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sam Derrick Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Derrick Cemetery
- Casdorph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Casdorph Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casdorph Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Layne Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanes Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Fork Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanham Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Cavender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cavender Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender Cemetery
- Vandine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vandine Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandine Cemetery
- The Vandine Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Sissonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80179 <5>
- John Beane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The John Beane Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Beane Cemetery
- The John Beane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172253 <5>
- Sissonville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Cemetery
- Humphries Memorial - Sissonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196918 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Good Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Good Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Legg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Legg is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sissonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Cross Lanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airport Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Big Chimney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wills is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Raymond City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nitro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nitro is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
- Sattes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sattes is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Rock Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lake Village is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Ruffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Ruffner is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Jarretts Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jarretts Ford is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sigman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Morgans Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Saint Albans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loudendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loudendale is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Kanawha City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha City is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pinch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pinch is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Island Branch is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 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 Good Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Good Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Nitro
- Saint Albans
- South Charleston
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 Good Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Good Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586273 (Good Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586273 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: Kanawha
- Topo Map Name: Pocatalico
- Location given for Good Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4618389 Lon: -81.6586128
- 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 Kanawha, 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 from Point A (ie- Good 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |