A visit to the Oak Forest Church 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 Oak Forest Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Forest Church Cemetery:
39.7034, -80.3975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Forest Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Forest Church Cemetery is located in Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Oak Forest Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Forest Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oak Forest Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Forest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Renner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- New Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Seller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seller Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seller Cemetery
- Hundred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hundred Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Bartrug Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartrug Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartrug Cemetery
- Leezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leezer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leezer Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Harmony Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79460 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Stottlemeier Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scritchfield Cemetery
- Handgardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Handgardner Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handgardner Cemetery
- Eakin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eakin Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Forest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Forest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Cloud
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Round Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wadestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- New Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Jollytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Wana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Miracle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Aleppo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kodol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Blacksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Spraggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Bannen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Rymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- McCracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Holbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Kausooth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
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 Oak Forest Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Forest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Oak Forest Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 Oak Forest Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586268 (Oak Forest Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586268 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: Monongalia
- Topo Map Name: Hundred
- Location given for Oak Forest Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7034022 Lon: -80.3974753
- 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 Monongalia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Forest Church 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. |
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