A visit to the Long Run Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Run Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Long Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Long Run Cemetery
Lat: 38.8423° (38° 50' 32")
Lon: -80.0890° (-80° 5' 20")
The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Long Run Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Long Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Long Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lanham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Maher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Tenmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Westfall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westfall Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Buckhannon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175289 <5>
- Marple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Durrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durrett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Bailey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Crouch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heavner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavner Cemetery
- The Heavner Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- The Heavner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heavener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78644 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Dale Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Long Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Long Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Queens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Cassity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Tenmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Midvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Huff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Tallmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmansville
- Tallmansville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmansville <7>
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Womelsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Excelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Gormley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Sago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Huttonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Helvetia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Junior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Swamp Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swamp Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Buckhannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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 Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Long Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Long Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Randolph County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Long Run Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542422 (Long Run Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1542422 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Cassity
- County: Randolph Elev: 636
- Location given for GNIS #1542422 (Long Run Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Randolph, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Long Run Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8423, Longitude: -80.0890 In this case, the coordinates for the Long Run Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |