A visit to the Lamb 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 Lamb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lamb Cemetery:
39.2048, -81.2023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the east of the Lamb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lamb Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lamb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lamb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elfritz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Rexroach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroach Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Heck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
- Layfields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Layfields Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfields Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Newland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Beckner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont 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 Lamb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lamb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petroleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cornwallis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cokeleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cantwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Schultz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- League
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Hannahdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Horseneck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Dallison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Adlai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leachtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Newell Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Slab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Pullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pennsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Kanawha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
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 Lamb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lamb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
- Saint Marys
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lamb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Lamb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541321 (Lamb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541321 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Lamb Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2047999 Lon: -81.2023358
- 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 Ritchie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lamb 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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