A visit to the Kirkland 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 Kirkland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirkland Cemetery:
39.6451, -80.6634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirkland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Kirkland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirkland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Kirkland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirkland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland Cemetery
- Wileyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wileyville Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- McKimmie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Utt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Utt Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utt Cemetery
- Low Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Low Gap Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
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- Jolliffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Kiger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kiger Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiger Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy 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 Kirkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirkland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bebee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Kodol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Anthem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Minnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Kausooth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Adaline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- New Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hundred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Round Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Rosbys Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Rymer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Glen Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Kirkland 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 Kirkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Clarington
- Hundred
- New Martinsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kirkland 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 Kirkland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717690 (Kirkland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717690 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: 447 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wileyville
- Location given for Kirkland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6450805 Lon: -80.6634243
- 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' (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- Kirkland 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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