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A visit to the Kanawha 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 Kanawha UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kanawha UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2298019).

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 Kanawha UMC Cemetery ...

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

39.2021, -81.4657

The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the northwest of the Kanawha UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kanawha UMC Cemetery.

Name Variations for Kanawha UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Kanawha UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery
  • Bailey - Kanawha Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Kanawha UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
  • Ross - McCardle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
  • Kincheloe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
  • Caplinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
  • Mt. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
  • Vandevier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevier Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tracewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Snider Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
    • Grant Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
    • Farrow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farrow Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
    • Farson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
    • Red Hill UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Red Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill UMC Cemetery
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
    • Deem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Ruble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Compton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
    • Chesterville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
    • Leachtown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaught Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Kanawha UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kanawha 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 Kanawha UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2298019

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1986579  (Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986579 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: Wood
    • Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Kanawha
    • Location given for Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery:
    • Lat: 39.2020207     Lon: -81.4656766
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kanawha UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.