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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holcomb Cemetery

Lat:   38.3618°   (38° 21' 42")

Lon:   -81.1251°   (-81° 7' 30")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Ida Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ida Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ida Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Blue Knob Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Pierson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Hinkle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinkle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
    • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Dixie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
  • Simms Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Neil Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neil Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Samples Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samples Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Dulls Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulls Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulls Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dulls Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Triplett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Grose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Blakley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Rich Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Keenan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keenan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Elkhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
    • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
  • Beech Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
  • Spread
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
    • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Tipton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Nicholas County
  • Zela
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
    • Zela is located in Nicholas County
  • Procious
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
    • Procious is located in Clay County
  • Porter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Clay County
  • Apgah ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
    • Apgah is located in Kanawha County
  • Albion ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Nicholas County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valley Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Romont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
      • Romont is located in Fayette County
    • Pigeon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Roane County
    • Gould
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
    • Leander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Fayette County
    • Keslers Cross Lanes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
      • Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
    • Harrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
    • Cannelton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Fayette County
    • Gauley Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
      • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <7>
    • Mulvane ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
      • Mulvane is located in Fayette County
    • Elliot ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Fayette County
    • Dink
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
      • Dink is located in Clay County
    • 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.

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 Holcomb Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1741405 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bentree
    • County: Clay         Elev: 408
    • Location given for GNIS #1741405 (Holcomb Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holcomb Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3618, Longitude: -81.1251       In this case, the coordinates for the Holcomb Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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