A visit to the Old Elkins Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Elkins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Elkins Cemetery (FG ID #2356250).
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 Elkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Elkins Cemetery:
37.9630, -81.8520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Elkins Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Old Elkins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Jeffrey.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<4>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the north northeast of the Old Elkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Elkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Old Elkins Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dent Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bias Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bias Cemetery
- Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Obediah Bias Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pauley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stolling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Albright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bob Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky Knoll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rufus C. Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robert C. Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robert C. Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert C. Ball Cemetery
- The Robert C. Ball Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ball Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523953 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Elkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hewett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeffrey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clothier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Secoal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Quinland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Uneeda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cazy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bob White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bigson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Elkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Elkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Old Elkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Elkins Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2356250
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Old Elkins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |