A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Cemetery:
39.9687, -80.6073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the west southwest of the Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Earlywine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Earlywine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Orum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Orum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orum Cemetery is located in Sherrard.
- The Orum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orums Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79477 <5>
- Allen Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- The Stone Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Grove Cemetery
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Farm Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Dallas UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas UMC Cemetery
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas ME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78140 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Limestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Calis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Sherrard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Triadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Beham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- McMechen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Point Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Benwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ryerson Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Echo Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Valley Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wheeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loudenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Good Intent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- West Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717227 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717227 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Majorsville
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9686862 Lon: -80.6072985
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |