A visit to the Looney 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 Looney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Looney Cemetery:
38.6779, -81.2987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Looney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Looney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Looney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hascue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hascue Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Eplin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Eplin Chapel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplin Chapel Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Deverick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Nida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida Cemetery
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- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Coe - Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Looneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roxalana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
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- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Graux
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wellford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Triplett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Flint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mudfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Clendenin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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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 Looney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Looney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Looney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542448 (Looney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542448 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneyville
- Location given for Looney Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.67787 Lon: -81.2987298
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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 Roane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Looney 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |