A visit to the Mountain View Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #79340).
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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:
38.9710, -79.9401
The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies just to the southeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Rights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Rights Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rights Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Durrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barbour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brendens Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Redabaugh Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redabaugh Cemetery
- Oldaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oldaker Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldaker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Iser Cemetery
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weaver
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Junior
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Tigheville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leadsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Elkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Whyte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clements ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Audra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swamp Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cassity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tygart Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Overhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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 View Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #79340
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1543875 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543875 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: 672 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Junior
- Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9712151 Lon: -79.9403518
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |