A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 IOOF Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the IOOF Cemetery:
38.2159, -81.4401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the IOOF Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the IOOF Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lewis Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lewis Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Witcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Park
- The Montgomery Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- Montgomery Memorial Gardens
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sawmill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Younger Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cabin Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Pratt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Chelyan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Ronda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Hollygrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Hugheston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Handley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Witcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Winifrede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Dupont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Marmet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eskdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Coal Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Malden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
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 IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1742395 (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1742395 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Grove
- Location given for Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2159367 Lon: -81.4401156
- 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 Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- IOOF 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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