A visit to the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens ...
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 Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens:
38.7736, -80.6408
The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<1> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Rollyson.
The cemetery is located in Braxton County<3>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the south southwest of the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Right Hand Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- K of P Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Sutton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison UMC Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Camden Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braxton County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Rollyson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heaters
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Napier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Exchange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Knawl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Gassaway
- Sutton
- Sutton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sutton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
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 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 Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586197 (Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586197 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: Braxton
- Topo Map Name: Burnsville
- Location given for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.7735299 Lon: -80.6411877
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |