A visit to the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist 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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery:
39.0638, -79.8188
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Old Rights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Rights Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rights Cemetery
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Barbour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Cassell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Cassell Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cassell Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Collett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fansler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Porterwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Tigheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leadsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Vannoys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Valley Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Junior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Hambleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Hendricks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Clements ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Kasson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist 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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belington
- Elkins
- Elkins lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkins.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Parsons
- Parsons lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parsons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist 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 Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586265 (Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586265 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
- Topo Map Name: Montrose
- Location given for Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0638341 Lon: -79.8188179
- 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 '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- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist 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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