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A visit to the Howesville United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Howesville UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Howesville UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2244623)

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 Howesville UMC Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howesville UMC Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   39.4333°   (39° 25' 59")

Lon:   -79.7607°   (-79° 45' 38")

The Howesville UMC Cemetery is located in Preston County<3>.

The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies just to the east northeast of the Howesville UMC Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Howesville UMC Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howesville UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pratt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Denver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Cobun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Kingwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Reedsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reedsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Arthurdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthurdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthurdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinkerberger Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dinkerberger Family Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Knotts Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knotts Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knotts Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knotts Family Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Burns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albright - St. Joe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albright - St. Joe Cemetery is located in Preston County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Howesville UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howesville UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Howesville UMC Cemetery. The following communities are located in Preston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howesville UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Howesville UMC 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 Howesville UMC Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howesville UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4333, Longitude: -79.7607    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<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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