A visit to the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens ...
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 Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens:
38.2114, -81.4214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Montgomery Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Witcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sawmill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- 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
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley 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 Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pratt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- 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
- Hollygrove
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Chelyan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Cabin Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Handley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Witcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Eskdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Kimberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Dupont City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Marmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Coal Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Valley Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Belle lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Chelyan
- Chelyan lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chelyan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Montgomery
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Valley Memorial Gardens:
- 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 Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586192 (Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586192 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
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Grove
- Location given for Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.2113776 Lon: -81.4213777
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens) 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. |