A visit to the Joels Branch 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 Joels Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joels Branch Cemetery:
38.1315, -82.4885
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Joels Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Joels Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the north northeast of the Joels Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Joels Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Joels Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cassidy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Watts & Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bartram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Artrip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
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- Trent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Hickory View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory View Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Noe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noe Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Lower Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Napier Cemetery
- Upper Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Napier Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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 Joels Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Joels Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Effie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Armilda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
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- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Dunlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Potters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Smoky Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Kiahsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Busseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Fallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
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 Joels Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Joels Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisa
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Joels Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Joels Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Joels Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540925 (Joels Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540925 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wayne
- Location given for Joels Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1314766 Lon: -82.4884868
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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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joels Branch 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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