A visit to the Little Laurel 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 Little Laurel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Laurel Cemetery:
38.5398, -81.0826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Laurel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Laurel Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the south of the Little Laurel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Little Laurel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherrytree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cherrytree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Cemetery
- Hively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bogg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Grose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Point Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
- Triplett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Harold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harold Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coen 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 Little Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valley Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gould
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Mudfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Procious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Stinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Losie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Strange Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Wattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Kester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
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 Laurel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Little Laurel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Laurel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741321 (Little Laurel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741321 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivydale
- Location given for Little Laurel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5398208 Lon: -81.0826096
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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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Laurel 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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