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:
39.3709, -79.0370
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 Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the north northeast of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- John Liller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The John Liller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Liller Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Tasker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tasker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasker Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Sinkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sinkler Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkler Cemetery
- Cross Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Church Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Church Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Doll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doll Cemetery
- Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
- Delawder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Delawder Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawder Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Potomac Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Queens Point Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point Cemetery
- Meadow View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- New Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Keyser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kitzmiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Headsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Nikep
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Swanton
(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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Garden
- Keyser
- Lonaconing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mineral 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 #1937373 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937373 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3709313 Lon: -79.0369739
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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 Mineral, 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 drawn 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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