A visit to the Kiger 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 Kiger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kiger Cemetery:
39.5992, -80.7457
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kiger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kiger Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies just to the west northwest of the Kiger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kiger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kiger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kiger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery has also been known as:
- TUMC Lantz Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- McKimmie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Wileyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wileyville Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Huff Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huff Family Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Family Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schupbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kiger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Childs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Bebee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- New Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Paden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Kodol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Bannen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Adaline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
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 Kiger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
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 either 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 Kiger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Kiger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541187 (Kiger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541187 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Grove
- Location given for Kiger Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5992462 Lon: -80.7456531
- 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 Wetzel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kiger 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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