A visit to the Kiser 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 Kiser Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kiser Cemetery:
38.6443, -81.5626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kiser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kiser Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kiser Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Kiser Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kiser Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824989 <5>
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Godby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Godby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godby Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Centerview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Centerview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Wheatcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wheatcraft Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcraft Cemetery
- Blackshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kiser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kiser Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fletcher
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Cicerone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Island Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Legg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Sigman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Wills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Kiser 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 Kiser Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541246 (Kiser Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541246 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: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Kiser Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6442576 Lon: -81.562625
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kiser 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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