A visit to the Hoover 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 Hoover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hoover Cemetery:
38.4145, -80.5758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the east northeast of the Hoover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hoover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hoover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hoover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Little Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
- Buckle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Miller Cemetery
- The Adam Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335762 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong 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 Hoover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hoover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Welch Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Upperglade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Tioga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Orndoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Birch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Ralph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Muddlety
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Nettie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Widen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Odell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Herold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Wattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
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 Hoover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hoover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Richwood
- Widen
- Widen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hoover Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hoover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Hoover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586171 (Hoover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586171 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: Webster
- Topo Map Name: Cowen
- Location given for Hoover Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4145188 Lon: -80.5757515
- 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 Webster, 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- Hoover 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. |