A visit to the Lively 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 Lively Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lively Cemetery:
37.4860, -80.6565
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lively Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lively Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lively Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lively Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lively Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Karnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <5>
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snidow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Kire Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Lively Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lively Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wikel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Kire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Peterstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Forest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Creamery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Talcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wolfcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hilldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
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 Lively Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lively Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lively Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Lively Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551905 (Lively Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551905 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 615 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lindside
- Location given for Lively Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4859563 Lon: -80.65646
- 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 Monroe, 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- Lively 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. |