A visit to the Old Norbourne 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 Norbourne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Norbourne Cemetery:
39.4526, -77.9672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Norbourne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Norbourne Cemetery is located in Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies just to the north northwest of the Old Norbourne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Norbourne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Norbourne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Norbourne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tuscarora Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Cemetery
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Grove Cemetery
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smoketown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
- Butler Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darkesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Darkesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville Cemetery
- Light Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Light Cemetery #1 is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery #1
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Norbourne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Norbourne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Darkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Gerrardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Shepherdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Falling Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Little Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Middleway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antietam Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Big Pool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Charles Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Antietam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Spielman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Williamsport Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Norbourne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Norbourne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles Town
- Gerrardstown
- Martinsburg
- Ranson
- Ranson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Norbourne Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
- Williamsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Norbourne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 Norbourne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727618 (Old Norbourne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727618 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinsburg
- Location given for Old Norbourne Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4525988 Lon: -77.9672203
- 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 Berkeley, 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 Norbourne 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. |