A visit to the Minor 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 Minor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minor Cemetery:
39.7040, -80.1762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minor Cemetery is located in Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Minor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Minor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strosnider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Strosnider Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strosnider Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Mooresville Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Olive - Tennant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olive UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive UMC Cemetery
- Blacksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blacksville Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Tennant Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Headley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Headley Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headley Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Daybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Daybrook Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybrook Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Core Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Core Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
- Chisler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisler Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisler Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Eddy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eddy Chapel Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Chapel Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers 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 Minor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Miracle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Spraggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairchance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Gump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Wadestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Jollytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Hoodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Arnettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Maidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Laurel Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Dunkard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Ashtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
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 Minor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Minor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 Minor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1543447 (Minor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543447 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: Monongalia
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksville
- Location given for Minor Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7039681 Lon: -80.1761815
- 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 Monongalia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minor 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. |