A visit to the Hively 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 Hively Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hively Cemetery:
38.6162, -81.3726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hively Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Hively Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Hively Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hively Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Ritchea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ritchea Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchea Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Cromwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cromwell Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Abbott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Sergent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Droddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Droddy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droddy Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Nida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida Cemetery
- Deverick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Keffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Roane County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hively Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hively Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wellford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Roxalana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
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- Clendenin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Island Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Youngs Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Flint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Wills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Procious
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
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 Hively Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hively 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 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 Hively Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Hively Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540324 (Hively Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540324 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Hively Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6162047 Lon: -81.3726202
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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 Roane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hively 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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