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A visit to the Kennedy Cemetery ...


The location of the Kennedy Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Kennedy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kennedy Cemetery

Lat:   37.6321°   (37° 37' 55")

Lon:   -82.0015°   (-82° 0' 5")

The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.

The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kennedy Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kennedy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Mingo County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Kennedy Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kennedy Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
      • Pie is located in Mingo County
    • Musick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
      • Musick is located in Mingo County
    • Wharncliffe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stirrat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
      • Stirrat is located in Logan County
    • Baisden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thacker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
      • Thacker is located in Mingo County
    • Gilbert Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
      • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Gilbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
    • Red Jacket
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
      • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
    • Freeburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
      • Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Majestic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
      • Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Omar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Matewan
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
        • Matewan is located in Mingo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <4>
      • Stopover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stopover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
        • Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Wyoming City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
        • Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
      • Wylo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
        • Wylo is located in Logan County
      • Buskirk
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
        • Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Blackberry City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
        • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
      • McCarr
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
        • McCarr is located in Pike County (KY)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <4>
      • Man
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
        • Man is located in Logan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
      • Sprigg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
        • Sprigg is located in Mingo County
      • Ransom
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
        • Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Phelps
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Phelps is located in Pike County (KY)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
      • Cub City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
        • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
      • Mineral City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
        • Mineral City is located in Logan County
      • Mallory
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
        • Mallory is located in Logan County
      • Switzer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
        • Switzer is located in Logan County
      • Delbarton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kennedy Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Browning Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Ferrell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrell Cemetery
    • Browning Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Sizemore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sizemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sizemore Cemetery
    • Meador Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meador Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meador Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meador Cemetery
    • Toler Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toler Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toler Cemetery
    • Musick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musick Cemetery
    • Steele Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Simkins Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simkins Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simkins Family Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simkins Family Cemetery
    • Beechfork Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Varney Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varney Cemetery
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Chafin Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chafin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chafin Cemetery
      • Simpkins Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Mounts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounts Cemetery
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Hatfield Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Kennedy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1541151  (Kennedy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1541151 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Barnabus
      • County: Mingo         Elev: 515
      • Location given for GNIS #1541151 (Kennedy Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Kennedy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6321, Longitude: -82.0015       In this case, the coordinates for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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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