A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
39.3390, -79.2450
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Murphy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Paughs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Paughs Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paughs Cemetery
- Upole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Upole Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upole Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Harvey - Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Lish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lish Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lish Cemetery
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Schaeffer Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeffer Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Kalbough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kalbough Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalbough Cemetery
- Nethkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nethkin Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethkin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Hamill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamill Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kitzmiller (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272312 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Schell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Kitzmiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Fort Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Red House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Dobbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy 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 professional and volunteer 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937381 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937381 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 779 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Storm
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3389898 Lon: -79.2450387
- 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 Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy 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. |