A visit to the Mount Hobart 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. Hobart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery:
38.4843, -79.7287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Hobart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Marlinton. Marlinton lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mt. Hobart Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mt. Hobart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hobart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yeager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Goodsell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsell Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Hauchen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hauchen Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauchen Cemetery
- Arbovale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Arbovale Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbovale Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wanless Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wanless Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanless Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Dilly Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dilly Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Milroy Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Milroy Cemetery
- Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
- Lindsay Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bussard Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bussard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussard Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hobart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hobart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arbovale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Hightown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Frank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Durbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sitlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Wildell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Frost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Valley Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bolar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
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. Hobart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hobart 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 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. Hobart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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. Hobart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1728119 (Mount Hobart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1728119 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 1191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hightown
- Location given for Mount Hobart Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4842847 Lon: -79.7286649
- 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 Pocahontas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Hobart 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. |