A visit to the Hess 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 Hess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hess Cemetery:
39.5062, -80.3281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hess Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Hess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- View Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The View Point Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Blackshere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blackshere Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshere Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Whetstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crim Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Schupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Schupp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schupp Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Sunny View Acres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamilton Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamilton Martin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484315 <5>
- Barrickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- Atha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Atha Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atha Cemetery
- Mannington Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorne & Huey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Grim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Jett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Cemetery
- Michael D Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Ridge Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mannington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logansport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Helens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Katy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Monongah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Garden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Barrackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Grant Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Lumberport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Eldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Hess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmont
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540186 (Hess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540186 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mannington
- Location given for Hess Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.506195 Lon: -80.328141
- 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 Marion, 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- Hess 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. |
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