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A visit to the Mount Solon Cemetery ...

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. Solon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Solon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.9368°   (38° 56' 12")

Lon:   -81.3437°   (-81° 20' 37")

The Mt. Solon Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.

The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mt. Solon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Solon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Williams Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Hill Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Beaty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaty Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Rector Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rector Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rector Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Two Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Two Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Two Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • McCutcheon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCutcheon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCutcheon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Hooam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Depue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Depue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • McClung Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClung Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Fox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • McCrae Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrae Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrae Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Ruble Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Saratoga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Mayberry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • New Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Board Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
      • 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 Roane County
    • Callow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Depue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depue Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Depue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Solon Cemetery.

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

  • Lucile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Lucile is located in Wirt County
  • Creston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wirt County
  • Burning Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
  • Millard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Roane County
  • Reedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Triplett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triplett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Triplett is located in Roane County
  • Palestine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Wirt County
  • Peewee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Peewee is located in Wirt County
  • Spencer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rocksdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocksdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
    • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
  • Bigbend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigbend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend
    • Bigbend is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
    • Hur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
    • Windy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
    • Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
    • Graux
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
      • Graux is located in Roane County
    • Pink
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Pink is located in Calhoun County
    • Freed
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
    • Grantsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oxbow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
    • Cisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
    • Meadowdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Greencastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
    • Slate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
      • Slate is located in Wood County
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Wirt 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. Solon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.

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

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. Solon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1543765  (Mount Solon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1543765 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: Burning Springs
    • County: Wirt         Elev: 234
    • Location given for GNIS #1543765 (Mount Solon 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 Wirt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Solon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9368, Longitude: -81.3437       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Solon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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