A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
38.1593, -81.5451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Massey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sawmill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Fauber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located in Bloomingrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79599 <5>
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingrose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79153 <5>
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher 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 Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winifrede
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Chelyan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Bloomingrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Dry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Cabin Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Witcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Chesapeake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Sharlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Seth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirbyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Belle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Marmet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- East Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Hopkins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Fork is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Fork
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Orgas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Eskdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dupont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Peytona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
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 Massey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massey 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542854 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542854 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1592698 Lon: -81.5451168
- 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 Kanawha, 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- Massey 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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