A visit to the Long 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 Long Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Long Cemetery:
39.5784, -80.6679
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Long Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Long Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Long Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- McKimmie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery has also been known as:
- TUMC Lantz Cemetery
- Wileyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wileyville Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville Cemetery
- Kiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kiger Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiger Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chutes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chutes Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chutes Cemetery
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- Willey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Fluhartys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fluhartys Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhartys Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Utt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Utt Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utt Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Long Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bebee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Bane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kodol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Big Moses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Bannen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- New Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Rymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Kausooth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 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 Long Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Long 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 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 Long Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Long Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542364 (Long Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542364 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Grove
- Location given for Long Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5784144 Lon: -80.6678728
- 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 Wetzel, 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- Long 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. |