A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
37.6965, -81.8687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.
The county seat for Logan County is located in Logan. Logan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the McDonald Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Claypool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kistler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340950 <5>
- Upper Hinchman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Ruffner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Litz - Smith Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litz - Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hatfield Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Family Cemetery
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78617 <5>
- Mounts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Trace Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Trace Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Avis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Beechfork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechfork Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfork Cemetery
- The Beechfork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975435 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Browning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- The Browning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296025 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wylo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Man
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kistler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Baisden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cub City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Stirrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Gilbert Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Uno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Switzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Sun Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Musick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Clear Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Wilkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 McDonald Cemetery. The following communities are located in Logan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Logan
- Logan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the McDonald Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
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 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Logan 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542986 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542986 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: Logan
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mallory
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6964968 Lon: -81.8687296
- 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 Logan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDonald 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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