A visit to the Low Gap 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 Low Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Low Gap Cemetery:
39.6379, -80.5720
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Low Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Low Gap Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Low Gap Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Low Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Low Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Utt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Utt Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utt Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Borden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Willey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Shuman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shuman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78255 <5>
- Strosnider Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Burchfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchfield Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Low Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Low Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kodol
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Anthem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Barker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Hundred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Kausooth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Bane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Adaline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Saint Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Childs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Logansport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- New Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Wadestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
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 Low Gap Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Low Gap 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 either 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 Low Gap 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 Low Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717751 (Low Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717751 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: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Littleton
- Location given for Low Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6378601 Lon: -80.5720314
- 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- Low Gap 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. |
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