A visit to the Main 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 Main Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Main Cemetery:
39.4581, -80.6512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Main Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Main Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Main Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Main Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Main Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Fluhartys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fluhartys Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhartys Cemetery
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Battle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Big Battle Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle Cemetery
- Sedalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sedalia Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia Cemetery
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Chutes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chutes Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chutes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Main Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Main Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Big Moses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Doak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Rymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Kodol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Childs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Logansport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Middlebourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Main Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Main Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Main Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tyler 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 Main Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542701 (Main Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542701 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: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Point
- Location given for Main Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4581385 Lon: -80.65121
- 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 Tyler, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Main 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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