A visit to the Kings 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 Kings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kings Cemetery:
38.8209, -81.7332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kings Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the east of the Kings Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Cottageville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cottageville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Pantell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantell Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lathem Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathem Ridge Cemetery
- Bicknell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Fairplain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairplain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angerona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Sandyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Odaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Wilding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Kenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Kentuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Flint Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Spiller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Dorcas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Skull Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
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 Kings Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Kings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541219 (Kings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541219 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Kings Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8209176 Lon: -81.7331859
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kings 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |