A visit to the Keister 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 Keister Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Keister Cemetery (FG ID #2607660)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Keister Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keister Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keister Cemetery
Lat: 38.6156° (38° 36' 56")
Lon: -79.2505° (-79° 15' 1")
The cemetery is located in Pendleton County<3>.
As an estimate, the Keister Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Brandywine.
The county seat for Pendleton County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west northwest of the Keister Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of the Keister Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinkle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dice Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Bethel Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Hevener Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- North Fork Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Fork Memorial Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Simmons Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Totten Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Totten Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Totten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Totten Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Bible Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Croushorn Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- George W. Arey Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rawley Springs Mennonite Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briery Branch Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peak Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gospel Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Negro Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- George Wine Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wine Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill UMC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin Snyder Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Keister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brandywine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Propstburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Seybert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ruddle
- From the Keister Cemetery to Ruddle
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zigler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zigler
- From the Keister Cemetery to Zigler
- Moyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moyers
- From the Keister Cemetery to Moyers
- Kline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kline
- From the Keister Cemetery to Kline
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palo Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dry Run
- From the Keister Cemetery to Dry Run
- Briery Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottobine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Singers Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fulks Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Onego
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peru
- From the Keister Cemetery to Peru
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Seemly is located in Grant County
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 Keister Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pendleton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keister 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 Keister Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pendleton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Keister Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Keister Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6156, Longitude: -79.2505 |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
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