A visit to the Hur 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 Hur Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hur Cemetery:
38.8743, -81.1684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hur Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the northeast of the Hur Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hur Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hur Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Slider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Slider Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slider Cemetery
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Starcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79793 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Bee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cemetery
- Villers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stalman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stalman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalman Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Husk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Husk Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husk Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Bigbend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend Cemetery
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Roling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roling Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roling Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
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 Hur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hur Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Rocksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Grantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Arnoldsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Big Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Freed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Roxalana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
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 Hur Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hur Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Hur Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696870 (Hur Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696870 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnoldsburg
- Location given for Hur Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8742534 Lon: -81.1684481
- 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 Calhoun, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hur 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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