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A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...


The location of the McDonald Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery

Lat:   37.6965°   (37° 41' 47")

Lon:   -81.8687°   (-81° 52' 7")

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 .

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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Logan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McDonald Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
      • Wylo is located in Logan County
    • Mallory
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Logan County
    • Mineral City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Logan County
    • Man
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
      • Man is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
    • Gilbert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
    • Accoville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
      • Accoville is located in Logan County
    • Baisden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cub City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
      • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
    • Stirrat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
      • Stirrat is located in Logan County
    • Gilbert Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
      • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Uno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
      • Uno is located in Wyoming County
    • Omar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Pie
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
        • Pie is located in Mingo County
      • Switzer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
        • Switzer is located in Logan County
      • Sun Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
        • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
      • Musick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
        • Musick is located in Mingo County
      • Wharncliffe
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Branch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
        • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
      • Clear Fork
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
        • Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
        • Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
      • Logan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyoming City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
        • Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
      • Oceana
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Peach Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
        • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
      • West Logan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
        • West Logan is located in Logan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <4>
      • Thompson Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
        • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
      • Hedgeview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
        • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
      • Holden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
        • Holden is located in Logan County

    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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.

    • Holden
    • 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
    • Oceana

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Browning - Dye Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Browning - Dye Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Browning Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning - Dye Cemetery
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Browning Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Claypool Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claypool Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
    • Upper Hinchman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Ruffner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffner Cemetery
    • Litz - Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Litz - Smith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Litz - Smith Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litz - Smith Cemetery
    • Hatfield Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Mounts Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounts Cemetery
      • Elk Trace Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Trace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elk Trace Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Trace Cemetery
      • Riley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riley Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
      • Avis Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Avis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Avis Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avis Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2513390 <7>
      • Sizemore Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sizemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sizemore Cemetery
      • Browning Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
      • Beechfork Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Cline Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Milty T Morgan Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milty T Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milty T Morgan Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milty T Morgan Cemetery
      • Browning Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Browning Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Browning Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • The Browning Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Church of God Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296025 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1542986 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mallory
      • County: Logan         Elev: 251
      • Location given for GNIS #1542986 (McDonald Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6965, Longitude: -81.8687       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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