A visit to the Mount Cassell 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 Mt. Cassell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Cassell Cemetery:
39.2023, -79.8629
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Cassell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Cassell Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Philippi. Philippi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Cassell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Cassell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Cassell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Cassell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Taylor Drain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Drain Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Drain Cemetery
- Knottsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sayre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Philippi.
- The Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Philippi Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188923 <5>
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Bolyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Barbour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Cassell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Cassell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valley Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kasson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kalamazoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Clemtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Vannoys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Knottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Philippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Wellington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Valley Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Adaland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Belington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Porterwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macomber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Brydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
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. Cassell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Cassell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belington
- Grafton
- Newburg
- Parsons
- Philippi
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 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. Cassell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Mt. Cassell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1697128 (Mount Cassell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1697128 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 492 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colebank
- Location given for Mount Cassell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.202323 Lon: -79.8628507
- 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 Barbour, 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' (or 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- Mt. Cassell 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. |
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