A visit to the Nay 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 Nay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nay Cemetery:
39.4218, -80.2568
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Nay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wamsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wamsley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Michael D Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Nuzum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Claremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Claremont Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shinnston.
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <5>
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Linns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Davis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Helens Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Worthington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shinnston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Monongah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Haywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Oreide
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Spelter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Katy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Palatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
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 Nay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmont
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 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 Nay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Nay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586281 (Nay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586281 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: Harrison
- Topo Map Name: Shinnston
- Location given for Nay Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4217927 Lon: -80.2567688
- 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 Harrison, 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- Nay 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. |