A visit to the Old Brick 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 Old Brick Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Brick Church Cemetery:
38.6876, -79.9828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Brick Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Brick Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Brick Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Brick Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Brick Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Brick Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crouch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ft. Milroy Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Milroy Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Stainaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stainaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainaker Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Maher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalnaker Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Long Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Iser Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Hill Cemetery
- Cowger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowger Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowger Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hauchen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hauchen Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauchen 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 Old Brick Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Brick Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lee Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Huttonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Huff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Cassity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Valley Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Helvetia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Womelsdorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Queens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Thornwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Beans Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Sand Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Elkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tenmile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
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 Old Brick Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Brick Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Elkins
- Elkins lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Brick Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkins.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
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 websites either 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 Old Brick Church 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 Old Brick Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552373 (Old Brick Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552373 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: 650 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mill Creek
- Location given for Old Brick Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6876099 Lon: -79.9828473
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Brick 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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