A visit to the Marcum 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 Marcum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marcum Cemetery:
37.8726, -82.1368
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marcum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marcum Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Marcum 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 Marcum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marcum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Alexanders Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Cemetery
- Avis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Avis Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Sturgell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sturgell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgell Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Tomblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tomblin Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomblin Cemetery
- Isaac Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Sol Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sol Adams Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sol Adams Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Gilman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
- Fillinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fillinger Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillinger Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Marcum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marcum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dingess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Troy Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whirlwind
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Holden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Switzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Harts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Wilsondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Stirrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Manila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
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 Marcum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Marcum 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 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 Marcum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Marcum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542749 (Marcum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542749 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrtle
- Location given for Marcum Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8726002 Lon: -82.1368001
- 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 Mingo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marcum 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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