A visit to the McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCoy Cemetery:
38.2040, -82.5118
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the east northeast of the McCoy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McCoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymal Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lakin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lakin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
- Bartram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bartram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Community Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Zelda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zelda Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda Cemetery
- Matovich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Matovich Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matovich Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 McCoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Armilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Durbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Buchanan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Potters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Fort Gay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Effie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Smoky Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Buffalo Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
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 McCoy 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 McCoy 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 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 McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542963 (McCoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542963 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for McCoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2039743 Lon: -82.5118217
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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- McCoy 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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