A visit to the Kirk 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 Kirk Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kirk Cemetery (FG ID #78886).
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 Kirk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirk Cemetery:
38.1762, -81.6616
The Kirk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Ashford.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of the Kirk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Kirk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDerment Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rumble Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kinder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- The Evans Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78304 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fauber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Holstein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Javins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Javins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drawdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Kirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Easly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emmons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Andrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marmet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Belle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Kirk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirk 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 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 Kirk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Kirk Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #78886
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541237 (Kirk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541237 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Racine
- Location given for Kirk Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.176212 Lon: -81.6615092
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kirk Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |