A visit to the Mount Gilead 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. Gilead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery:
38.1626, -80.8604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the north of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Knob Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Legg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Penile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Penile Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penile Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jennette Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennette Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Runa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Tolbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Zela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hilton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Crichton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Nettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Grayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Clifftop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orient Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
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. Gilead Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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. Gilead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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. Gilead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741189 (Mount Gilead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741189 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 657 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Nebo
- Location given for Mount Gilead Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1626118 Lon: -80.8603741
- 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 Nicholas, 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. Gilead 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. |