A visit to the Grass Lick 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 Grass Lick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grass Lick Cemetery:
38.6897, -81.6693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grass Lick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grass Lick Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Grass Lick Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grass Lick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grass Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shamblen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shamblen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblen Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gandee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harpold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Centerview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Fairplain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairplain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Given Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Given Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given Cemetery
- Moss Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moss Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Chapel Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Shamblin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shamblin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblin Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grass Lick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grass Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kenna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Romance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Sigman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cicerone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Hereford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Angerona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Legg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
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 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 Grass Lick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Grass Lick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586183 (Grass Lick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586183 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: Jackson
- Topo Map Name: Kenna
- Location given for Grass Lick Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6896686 Lon: -81.669327
- 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grass Lick 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. |