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A visit to the McElwain Cemetery ...

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 McElwain Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McElwain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.4897°   (38° 29' 22")

Lon:   -80.5465°   (-80° 32' 47")

The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.

. Webster Springs lies just to the east of the McElwain Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McElwain Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McElwain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Webster County
  • Lynch Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Handschumacher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Handschumacher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Handschumacher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Handschumacher Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Barnett Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnett Family Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Adam Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adam Miller Cemetery
    • The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • The Adam Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miller Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335762 <5>
  • Columbus McCourt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus McCourt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbus McCourt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Columbus McCourt Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCourt - Cogar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCourt - Cogar Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Holly River Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly River Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly River Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly River Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Centralia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centralia Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Big Run Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Black's Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Cutlip Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McElwain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McElwain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Halo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
    • Halo is located in Webster County
  • Erbacon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
    • Erbacon is located in Webster County
  • Excelsior
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Excelsior is located in Webster County
  • Cowen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Upperglade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
    • Upperglade is located in Webster County
  • Welch Glade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
    • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
  • Tioga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Orndoff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
    • Orndoff is located in Webster County
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Big Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Big Run is located in Webster County
  • Ralph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph is located in Webster County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Little Birch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
      • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
    • Palmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Birch River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
    • Craigsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
      • Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <7>
    • Canfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Canfield is located in Braxton County
    • Hacker Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 McElwain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McElwain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Sutton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McElwain Cemetery:

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 McElwain Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2586342  (McElwain Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2586342 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: Cowen
    • County: Webster
    • Location given for GNIS #2586342 (McElwain 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 Webster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McElwain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4897, Longitude: -80.5465       In this case, the coordinates for the McElwain Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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