A visit to the Holcomb 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 Holcomb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holcomb Cemetery:
38.3618, -81.1251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the north northeast of the Holcomb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holcomb Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Holcomb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Ida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ida Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Cemetery
- Blue Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
- Simms Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
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- Neil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Samples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Cemetery
- Dulls Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dulls Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Creek Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Grose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
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 Holcomb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Elkhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bomont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Beech Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Spread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Zela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Procious
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Romont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Leander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Gauley Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Dink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Clendenin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Holcomb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holcomb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Holcomb Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clendenin
- Gauley Bridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Holcomb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Holcomb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741405 (Holcomb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741405 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bentree
- Location given for Holcomb Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3617701 Lon: -81.1251084
- 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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- Holcomb 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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