A visit to the Hickory Ridge 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery:
37.5259, -81.4009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Wyoming County<2>.
The county seat for Wyoming County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the west northwest of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickory Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bud Mtn. Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud Mtn. Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Rotenberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rotenberry Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotenberry Cemetery
- Mitchem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mitchem Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchem Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Algoma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Algoma Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma Cemetery
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frye Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Matoaka Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Brammer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickory Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bud
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Eastgulf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Keyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Mullensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Big Four
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Weyanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Ury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Woosley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Welch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Matoaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Slab Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Stotesbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wyoming County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickory Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Keystone
- Matoaka
- Mullens
- Pineville
- Welch
- Welch lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Welch.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
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 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wyoming 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540220 (Hickory Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540220 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: Wyoming
- Est. Elev: 701 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mullens
- Location given for Hickory Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5259477 Lon: -81.4009358
- 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 Wyoming, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Ridge 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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