A visit to the Griffith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Griffith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Griffith Cemetery (FG ID #2351549).
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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
38.1232, -81.8457
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the south southeast of the Griffith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Griffith Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Price Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- The Price Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481137 <1>
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dolin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dolin is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolin
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336725 <1>
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Altman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smoot Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vandelinde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery
- The Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gunnoes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484418 <1>
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins - Halstead Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atkins - Halstead Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Foster.
- The Atkins - Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halstead - Cabell Cemetery
- Halstead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78565 <1>
- Louie Hood Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Louie Hood Farm Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louie Hood Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Louie Hood Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Foster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511410 <1>
- Dolan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dolan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511407 <1>
- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryan Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisvale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79774 <1>
- Price Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- W.H. Turley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perdue Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Foster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79525 <1>
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lory
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Harless
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Morrisvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Dodson Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Layville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Turtle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- South Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Madison is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Madison
- Nellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Alkol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Washington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Foch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foch
- Easly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Powell Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Uneeda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uneeda is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uneeda
- Andrew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andrew is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Brushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Grippe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
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 Griffith Cemetery. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Griffith Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2351549
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539743 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539743 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1231548 Lon: -81.8456802
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Griffith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |