A visit to the Matovich 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 Matovich Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matovich Cemetery:
38.2020, -82.5952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matovich Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matovich Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the east of the Matovich Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Matovich Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matovich Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Kinner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lakin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymal Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ogle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle Cemetery
- The Ogle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Fork Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977163 <5>
- Chaffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- The Chaffin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75459 <5>
- Hewlett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Hanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Billups Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Billups Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Gap Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Wronk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wronk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wronk Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matovich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matovich Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Fallsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Potters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Durbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Yatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boltsfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Smoky Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Matovich Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matovich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Matovich Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Matovich Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542869 (Matovich Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542869 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for Matovich Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2020296 Lon: -82.5951573
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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 Wayne, 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- Matovich 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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