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A visit to the Montgomery Memorial Park ...

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 Montgomery Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montgomery Memorial Park

Lat:   38.2018°   (38° 12' 6")

Lon:   -81.3693°   (-81° 22' 9")

The Montgomery Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Montgomery Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Montgomery Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Montgomery Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Montgomery Memorial Gardens
  • Montgomery Memorial Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Montgomery Memorial Park.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montgomery Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Kanawha County
  • Mt. Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lewis Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Shepherd Church Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Dry Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Craig Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Witcher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Slaughter Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaughter Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaughter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slaughter Creek Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Blakley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Blake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Sawmill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawmill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawmill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Massey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Sycamore Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sycamore Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Montgomery Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montgomery Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Hollygrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Handley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
    • Handley is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Pratt
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Montgomery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <6>
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
    • Smithers is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <6>
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Ronda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannelton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Dry Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Montgomery Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montgomery Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Montgomery Memorial Park:

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 Montgomery Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1543505  (Montgomery Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1543505 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: Montgomery
    • County: Kanawha         Elev: 203
    • Location given for GNIS #1543505 (Montgomery Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Montgomery Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2018, Longitude: -81.3693    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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