A visit to the Grant Hill 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 Grant Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grant Hill Cemetery:
39.2229, -81.4201
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the west northwest of the Grant Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grant Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Grant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Kanawha UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha UMC Cemetery
- The Kanawha UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey - Kanawha Cemetery
- Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298019 <5>
- Caplinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Red Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Beha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beha Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poor Farm Cemetery
- Vandevier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevier Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Ross - McCardle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Vaught Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rizer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kanawha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Dallison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Mineral Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Leachtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Slate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Parkers Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Rusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Sandhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Yankeeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Blennerhassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
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 Grant Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Elizabeth
- Parkersburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Grant Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Grant Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986766 (Grant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986766 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kanawha
- Location given for Grant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2228538 Lon: -81.4201196
- 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 Wood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grant Hill 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. |