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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 Mountain View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery

Lat:   39.3607°   (39° 21' 38")

Lon:   -79.7316°   (-79° 43' 53")

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Preston County<1>.

The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies just to the north northeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Preston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mountain View Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mountain View Cemetery.

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

    • Tunnelton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Macomber
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
      • Macomber is located in Preston County
    • Rowlesburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heathers Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
      • Heathers Run is located in Preston County
    • Newburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Salt Lick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Salt Lick is located in Preston County
    • Kingwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Threefork Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
      • Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
    • Aurora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reedsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
      • Reedsville is located in Preston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <3>
    • Sell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
      • Sell is located in Preston County
    • Arthurdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Albright
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gladesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
        • Gladesville is located in Preston County
      • Terra Alta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thornton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
        • Thornton is located in Taylor County
      • Knottsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
        • Knottsville is located in Taylor County
      • Sandy ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
        • Sandy is located in Taylor County
      • Valley Furnace
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
        • Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
      • Masontown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
        • Masontown is located in Preston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <3>
      • Horse Shoe Run
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
        • Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
      • Hutton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
        • Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Clemtown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
        • Clemtown is located in Barbour County
      • Red House
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
        • Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Grafton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • West Grafton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
        • West Grafton is located in Taylor 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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preston County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<5>

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

    • West Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Denver Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Knotts Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knotts Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knotts Family Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knotts Family Cemetery
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Cobun Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobun Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Bolyard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolyard Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Blackwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Deakins Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deakins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deakins Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deakins Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Howesville UMC Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howesville UMC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Howesville UMC Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howesville UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244623 <7>
      • Concord Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Pratt Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Newburg.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Hunt Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Belleview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belleview Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleview Cemetery
      • Kingwood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kingwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingwood Cemetery

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

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Mountain View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3607, Longitude: -79.7316    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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