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A visit to the Lawrence Cemetery ...


The location of the Lawrence Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lawrence Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Cemetery

Lat:   38.4462°   (38° 26' 46")

Lon:   -81.9032°   (-81° 54' 11")

The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies just to the north of the Lawrence Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lawrence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Putnam County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lawrence Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawrence Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Scott Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Teays Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <4>
    • Teays Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
    • Morgans Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
      • Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
    • Nitro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
      • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
    • Sattes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sattes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
      • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
    • Poca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <4>
    • Raymond City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Bancroft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Winfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eleanor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <4>
    • Saint Albans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cross Lanes
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
        • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <4>
      • Red House
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hurricane
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Tornado
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
        • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
      • Culloden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
        • Culloden is located in Cabell County
      • Midway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Jefferson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
      • Garretts Bend
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
        • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Fraziers Bottom
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
        • Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
      • Dunbar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Paradise is located in Putnam County
      • Rock Lake Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
        • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County

    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 Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lawrence Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • J L Bowling Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J L Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The J L Bowling Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J L Bowling Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Leadman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leadman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leadman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadman Cemetery
    • Bowling Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowling Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
    • Middleton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
    • Teays Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teays Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teays Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teays Hill Cemetery
    • College Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The College Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Hill Cemetery
    • Burdette Lilly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Burdette Lilly Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • The Burdette Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thacker Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdette Lilly Cemetery
    • Lilly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lilly Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
    • Showen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Showen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Showen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Showen Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Winfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Winfield Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfield Cemetery
      • Burton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Bryant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Sutherland - White Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland - White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sutherland - White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland - White Cemetery
      • Cunningham Memorial Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cunningham Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Memorial Park
      • Cartwright Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartwright Cemetery
      • Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Lawrence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1541559  (Lawrence Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1541559 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Scott Depot
      • County: Putnam         Elev: 229
      • Location given for GNIS #1541559 (Lawrence Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Putnam, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lawrence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4462, Longitude: -81.9032       In this case, the coordinates for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.









 

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