A visit to the Lynch 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 Lynch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lynch Cemetery:
39.2165, -81.1443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the east of the Lynch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lynch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lynch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lynch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Layfields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Layfields Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfields Cemetery
- Rexroach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroach Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Elfritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
- Heck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Ingram Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ingram Ridge Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Ridge Cemetery
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellenboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellenboro Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro 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 Lynch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lynch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cornwallis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cokeleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cantwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- League
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Petroleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Hannahdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Rusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adlai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Slab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Pullman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pennsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Toll Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- DeLong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
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 Lynch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lynch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
- Saint Marys
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 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 Lynch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Lynch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542626 (Lynch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542626 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Lynch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2164673 Lon: -81.144279
- 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 Ritchie, 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- Lynch 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. |