A visit to the Higginbotham 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 Higginbotham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higginbotham Cemetery:
39.5909, -80.4945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Higginbotham Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Higginbotham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higginbotham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- Shuman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shuman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- Burchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchfield Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Furbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Furbee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furbee Cemetery
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kilcoyne Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilcoyne Cemetery
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner 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 Higginbotham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higginbotham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kodol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Rymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Anthem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Logansport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Hundred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Round Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Mannington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Bannen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Wadestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Kausooth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- New Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Bebee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
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 Higginbotham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higginbotham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540238 (Higginbotham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540238 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glover Gap
- Location given for Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5909173 Lon: -80.4945304
- 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 Wetzel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higginbotham 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |