A visit to the Lamp 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 Lamp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lamp Cemetery:
39.4020, -81.1737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lamp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lamp Cemetery is located in Pleasants County<2>.
The county seat for Pleasants County is located in Saint Marys. Saint Marys lies just to the west southwest of the Lamp Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lamp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lamp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Calcutta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calcutta Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Lookout Cemetery
- Holdren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holdren Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdren Cemetery
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- Murdock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The German Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nine Mile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nine Mile Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Beech Grove United Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Beavertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beavertown Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Church Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lamp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lamp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- DeLong
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Deucher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Willow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Adlai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Steel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- League
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Yankeeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Friendly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Matamoras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Gasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Sandhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
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 Lamp Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pleasants County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lamp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lamp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pleasants 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 Lamp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551691 (Lamp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551691 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: Pleasants
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raven Rock
- Location given for Lamp Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.40202 Lon: -81.1737237
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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 Pleasants, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamp 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. |