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A visit to the Hickory Ridge Cemetery ...


The location of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   37.5259°   (37° 31' 33")

Lon:   -81.4009°   (-81° 24' 3")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hickory Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Bud is located in Wyoming County
    • Mullens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
      • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <4>
    • Keystone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
    • Northfork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
      • Northfork is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>
    • Rhodell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
      • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Helen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
      • Helen is located in Raleigh County
    • Pineville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
    • Elkhorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
    • Eastgulf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
      • Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
    • Keyrock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
      • Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
    • Rock View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
      • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Mullensville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
        • Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
      • Big Four
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
        • Big Four is located in McDowell County
      • Weyanoke
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
        • Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
      • Welch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
        • Welch is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
      • Matoaka
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
        • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
      • Slab Fork
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
        • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
      • Wyoming
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
        • Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
      • Thorpe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
        • Thorpe is located in McDowell County
      • Stotesbury
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
        • Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
      • Turkey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
        • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
      • Fanny
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
        • Fanny is located in Wyoming County
      • Davy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
        • Davy is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Gary
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
        • Gary is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
      • Anawalt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anawalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
        • Anawalt is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Lashmeet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
        • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
      • Princewick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
        • Princewick is located in Raleigh County
      • Stoneville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
        • Stoneville is located in Wyoming County

    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
      • Mullens lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mullens.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.<5>

    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)
    • Milam Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milam Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
    • Rotenberry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rotenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rotenberry Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rotenberry Cemetery
    • Mitchem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchem Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchem Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Bower Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bower Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • Algoma Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Algoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Algoma Cemetery is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Algoma Cemetery
    • Rockhouse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
    • Frye Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery is located in McDowell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
      • Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery is located in McDowell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
      • Prosperity Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
      • Matoaka Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matoaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matoaka Cemetery
      • Bell Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Belcher Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
      • Coffee Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
      • Brammer Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1540220 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mullens
      • County: Wyoming         Elev: 701
      • Location given for GNIS #1540220 (Hickory Ridge Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hickory Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5259, Longitude: -81.4009       In this case, the coordinates for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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