A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
38.8207, -79.5498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Kerns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kerns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- North Fork Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Red Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255172 <5>
- Teter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brendens Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkins Memorial Gardens
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinecrest Memorial Gardens is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinecrest Memorial Gardens is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281176 <5>
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- Little Arlington Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Iser Cemetery
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalnaker Cemetery
- Cortland Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Cortland Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland Cemetery
- Fansler Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitmer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Harperton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Wymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Onego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Macksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dryfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Wildell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Ruddle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Canaan Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Zigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Ketterman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Kline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Elkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill 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 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551716 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551716 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 856 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitmer
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.820667 Lon: -79.5497753
- 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 Randolph, 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- Laurel Hill 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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