A visit to the Legg 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 Legg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Legg Cemetery:
38.1523, -80.9891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Legg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Legg Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Legg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Legg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Westlake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Westlake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Jennette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jennette Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette Cemetery
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek Cemetery
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilgal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Knob Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79548 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Legg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Legg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Clifty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Leander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Albion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Grayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Ansted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Romont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Hawks Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Runa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Keeneys Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Beckwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- Zela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Clifftop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Beech Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
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 Legg Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Legg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Legg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Legg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586290 (Legg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586290 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: Fayette
- Topo Map Name: Summersville Dam
- Location given for Legg Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1523354 Lon: -80.9891321
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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 Fayette, 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- Legg 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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