A visit to the Keys 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 Keys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keys Cemetery:
39.3195, -80.6484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keys Cemetery is located in Doddridge County<2>.
The county seat for Doddridge County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the west southwest of the Keys Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Keys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Victory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Big Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Battle Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archbold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Archbold Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Cascara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cascara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascara Cemetery
- Sedalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sedalia Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Blandville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blandville Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville Cemetery
- Middle Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Island Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miletus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Big Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Big Moses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Reynoldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Duckworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Tichenal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- O'Neill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Katy Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Saint Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Wilsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Bane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
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 Keys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Doddridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Keys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Doddridge 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 Keys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541178 (Keys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541178 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: Doddridge
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithburg
- Location given for Keys Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3195297 Lon: -80.6484331
- 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 Doddridge, 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 from Point A (ie- Keys 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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