A visit to the McCracken 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 McCracken Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCracken Cemetery:
38.5776, -80.9831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McCracken Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCracken Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McCracken Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCracken Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Hallburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallburg Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Mollohan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
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- Cherrytree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherrytree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coen Cemetery
- Little Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad 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 McCracken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCracken Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ira
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Dink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Clem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Mudfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Spread
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Losie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Stinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Wilsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Oka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Widen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Elkhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
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 McCracken Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCracken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the McCracken Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Widen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 McCracken Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 McCracken Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586286 (McCracken Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586286 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: Clay
- Topo Map Name: Strange Creek
- Location given for McCracken Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5776299 Lon: -80.9830906
- 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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- McCracken 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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