A visit to the Hoffman 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 Hoffman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hoffman Cemetery:
38.2073, -81.6079
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Hoffman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hoffman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hoffman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kirk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Ashford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78886 <5>
- Sawmill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDerment Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Ashford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79530 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingrose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79153 <5>
- Fauber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located in Bloomingrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79599 <5>
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hoffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hoffman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winifrede
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Marmet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Chesapeake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Belle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Rumble
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Sharlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Witcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Brushton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Peytona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Seth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chelyan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Dartmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Easly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Kirbyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Loudendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Cabin Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
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 Hoffman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hoffman 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 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 Hoffman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Hoffman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540337 (Hoffman Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540337 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle
- Location given for Hoffman Cemeteries:
- Lat: 38.2073233 Lon: -81.6078975
- 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 Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoffman 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. |