A visit to the Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Limestone Cemetery:
39.9381, -80.6465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the west southwest of the Limestone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Limestone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Limestone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coopers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Orum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orum Cemetery is located in Sherrard.
- The Orum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orums Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79477 <5>
- Allen Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- White Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Gate Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gate Cemetery
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Farm Cemetery
- First Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The First Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Street Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Earlywine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlywine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine 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 Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Limestone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sherrard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Moundsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- McMechen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Shadyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Glen Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ryerson Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Beham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- West Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Vadis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
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 Limestone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Cameron
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
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 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 Limestone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Limestone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717223 (Limestone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717223 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundsville
- Location given for Limestone Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.938131 Lon: -80.6464683
- 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- Limestone 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |