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A visit to the Mount Calvary Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery

Lat:   38.7990°   (38° 47' 56")

Lon:   -81.6876°   (-81° 41' 15")

The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the northwest of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Jackson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Calvary Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

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

    • Ripley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hereford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
    • Statts Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
      • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
    • Angerona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angerona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
      • Angerona is located in Jackson County
    • Sandyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Flatwoods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
    • Kenna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meadowdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Odaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
    • Flint Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
    • Wilding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
      • Wilding is located in Jackson County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Baden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
        • Baden is located in Mason County
      • Kentuck
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
        • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
      • Ravenswood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sherman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
        • Sherman is located in Jackson County
      • Liberty
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Putnam County
      • Zona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
        • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Garfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Garfield is located in Jackson County
      • Portland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Romance
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
        • Romance is located in Jackson County
      • Medina
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
        • Medina is located in Jackson County
      • Plants
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plants have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
        • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Letart Falls
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
        • Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Letart
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
        • Letart is located in Mason County

    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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Old Ripley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ripley Cemetery
    • Pantell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pantell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pantell Cemetery
    • Casto Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto Cemetery
    • McGraw Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGraw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGraw Cemetery
    • Kings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
    • Casto Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto Cemetery
    • Fairplain Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairplain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplain Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Southall Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Southall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southall Cemetery
      • Waybright Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waybright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waybright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waybright Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Casto - Crane Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto - Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Casto - Crane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto - Crane Cemetery
      • Board Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
      • Staats Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staats Cemetery
      • Given Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Given Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Given Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Given Cemetery
      • Harpold Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harpold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpold Cemetery
      • Siniaville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Board Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Calvary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1543614  (Mount Calvary Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1543614 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: Ripley
      • County: Jackson         Elev: 228
      • Location given for GNIS #1543614 (Mount Calvary 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7990, Longitude: -81.6876       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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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