A visit to the Laurel Point 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 Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Point Cemetery:
38.5854, -81.1743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Point Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Laurel Point 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] of the Laurel Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Harold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harold Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
- Helmic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Helmic Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
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- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Amma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Amma Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amma Cemetery
- Grose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- The Cottrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cottrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139735 <5>
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Valley Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Oka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Procious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Mudfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Kester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Spread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Bomont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Elkhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Losie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Laurel Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clendenin
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 Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541488 (Laurel Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541488 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Laurel Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5853741 Lon: -81.1742805
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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 Roane, 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- Laurel Point 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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