A visit to the James 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 James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Cemetery:
38.6590, -80.8623
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the east of the James Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Starkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Middle Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Otter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview Cemetery
- Bourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourn Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourn Cemetery
- Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mollohan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <6>
- Canfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frametown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Rockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wilsie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Clem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Strange Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Progress ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Herold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Birch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Exchange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Losie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- McNutt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Lloydsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Mudfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
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 James Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James 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 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 James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 James Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540809 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540809 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gassaway
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6589867 Lon: -80.8623249
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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 Braxton, 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- James 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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