A visit to the Lyons 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 Lyons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lyons Cemetery:
38.5645, -80.9143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lyons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lyons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lyons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duffield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mollohan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hallburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallburg Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Middle Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame 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 Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strange Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Ira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Clem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Frametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Widen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Wilsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Spread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Birch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Losie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Mudfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
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 Lyons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Lyons Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Gassaway
- Widen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542658 (Lyons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542658 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strange Creek
- Location given for Lyons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5645442 Lon: -80.9142703
- 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 Clay, 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- Lyons 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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