A visit to the Hamner 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 Hamner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamner Cemetery:
38.7318, -80.5854
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the southwest of the Hamner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hamner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison UMC Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<6> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Sutton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutton Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sutton.
- Kniceley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniceley Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Braxton County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hamner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Falls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Heaters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McNutt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Milroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Napier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rollyson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Palmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Replete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Knawl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
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 Hamner Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Gassaway
- Sutton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hamner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Hamner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1539889 (Hamner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539889 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newville
- Location given for Hamner Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7317666 Lon: -80.5853694
- 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 Braxton, 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- Hamner 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |