A visit to the Mount Lookout 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. Lookout Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Lookout Cemetery:
38.1618, -80.9090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Lookout Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Lookout Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Lookout Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Lookout Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Knob Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jennette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennette Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Rider Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Runa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lookout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Zela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Grayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneys Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- 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
- Odell Town
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Romont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawks Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Clifftop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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. Lookout Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Lookout 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. Lookout Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741190 (Mount Lookout Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741190 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: 602 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summersville Dam
- Location given for Mount Lookout Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1617777 Lon: -80.9089865
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Lookout 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. |