A visit to the Mountain State Memorial Gardens ...
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 Mountain State Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain State Memorial Gardens:
38.9837, -79.8359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain State Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain State Memorial Gardens is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies just to the south of the Mountain State Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain State Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Mountain State Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain State Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Old Rights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Rights Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rights Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brendens Cemetery
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkins Memorial Gardens
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beverly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Iser Cemetery
- Barbour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holbert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalnaker Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Fansler Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
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 Mountain State Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain State Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Gilman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whyte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Leadsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Tigheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Pleasant Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Womelsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Porterwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Valley Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clements ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Evenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Hambleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Vannoys Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
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 Mountain State Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain State Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belington
- Beverly
- Beverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mountain State Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beverly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Elkins
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mountain State Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Mountain State Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552234 (Mountain State Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552234 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 601 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkins
- Location given for Mountain State Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.9837164 Lon: -79.8359023
- 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 Randolph, 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- Mountain State Memorial Gardens) 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. |