A visit to the Hicks Cemetery ...
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 Hicks Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hicks Cemetery
Lat: 38.6637° (38° 39' 49")
Lon: -81.1015° (-81° 6' 5")
The Hicks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Hicks Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hicks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Jarvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Jarvis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Jarvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clark Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Cottrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottrell Cemetery
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- The Cottrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cottrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139735 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- McCune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCune Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Coen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Matheny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matheny Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matheny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Matheny Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Mollohan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollohan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollohan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Harold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harold Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harold Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Bailey - Siers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey - Siers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey - Siers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bailey - Siers Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Minnora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnora Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Minnora Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Fink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fink Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fink Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Helmic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Helmic Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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 Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oka
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Stinson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Mudfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Lydia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Orma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arnoldsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Valley Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Clem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Pink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Looneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <7>
- Kester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Spread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Wilsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Graux is located in Roane County
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696962 (Hicks Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1696962 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: Chloe
- County: Calhoun Elev: 279
- Location given for GNIS #1696962 (Hicks Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Calhoun, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hicks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6637, Longitude: -81.1015 In this case, the coordinates for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |