A visit to the Middle Run 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 Middle Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Middle Run Cemetery:
38.5920, -80.8076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Middle Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the northeast of the Middle Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Middle Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Middle Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Middle Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <6>
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
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 Middle Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Middle Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herold
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Canfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Rockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Strange Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Little Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Widen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- McNutt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Progress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lloydsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Erbacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
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 Middle Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Middle Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gassaway
- Sutton
- Widen
- Widen lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Middle Run Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
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 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 Middle Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Middle Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586212 (Middle Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586212 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: Braxton
- Topo Map Name: Herold
- Location given for Middle Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5920212 Lon: -80.8075553
- 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 Braxton, 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- Middle Run 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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