A visit to the Longdale 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 Longdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longdale Cemetery:
38.9279, -81.9160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Longdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Longdale Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Longdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Longdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Longdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Longdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145015 <5>
- Plants Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Plants Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Yonker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yonker Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker Cemetery
- Letart Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Evergreen Cemetery
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Letart Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Letart Falls Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Peter Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peter Fry Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Fry Cemetery
- Upper Flats - White Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rickard Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickard Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
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 Longdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Longdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plants
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Spiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Angerona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 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 Longdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Longdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Pomeroy
- Ravenswood
- West Columbia
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 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 Longdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Longdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678899 (Longdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678899 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Longdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9278584 Lon: -81.9159698
- 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 Mason, 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 from Point A (ie- Longdale 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. |