A visit to the Hinkle Mountain 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 Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery:
38.2473, -80.5376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Baber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baber Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baber Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ward Road Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Road Cemetery
- Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saxman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Nettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Craigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Tolbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Lile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Odell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Welch Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Upperglade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Cowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Loveridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Excelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Quinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crichton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Oscar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
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 Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741247 (Hinkle Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741247 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 908 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richwood
- Location given for Hinkle Mountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2473362 Lon: -80.5375861
- 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 Nicholas, 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- Hinkle Mtn. 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |