A visit to the Oak Hill Cemetery ...
The location of the Oak Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery
Lat: 39.0609° (39° 3' 39")
Lon: -78.9611° (-78° 57' 39")
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County<2>.
The county seat for Hardy County is located in Moorefield. Moorefield lies just to the west northwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hardy 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 Oak Hill 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 14 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moorefield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fort Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Durgon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durgon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Lahmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Lost City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <4>
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Inkerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Mathias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Grant 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lost City
- Maysville
- Moorefield
- Petersburg
- Romney
- Wardensville
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- New Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Dale Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dale Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Old Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Pine Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- South Branch Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Branch Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Branch Memorial Gardens is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Branch Memorial Gardens
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Knobley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knobley Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
- Canon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Canon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canon Cemetery
- Hull - Utta Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull - Utta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hull - Utta Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull - Utta Cemetery
- Ferrbee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ferrbee Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrbee Cemetery
- Heare Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Heare Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heare Cemetery
- Hotts Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hotts Chapel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery
- Doll Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doll Cemetery
- Crab Run Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crab Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crab Run Cemetery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crab Run Cemetery
- Elijah High Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elijah High Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elijah High Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elijah High Cemetery
- Peerce Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peerce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peerce Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peerce Cemetery
- Bane Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bane Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544299 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1544299 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Moorefield
- County: Hardy Elev: 288
- Location given for GNIS #1544299 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Hardy, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0609, Longitude: -78.9611 In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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. |