A visit to the Old Rights 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 Rights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Rights Cemetery:
39.0210, -79.9266
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Rights Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Rights Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Philippi. Philippi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Rights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Rights Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Rights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Rights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Audra.
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <5>
- Durrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Cemetery
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Redabaugh Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redabaugh Cemetery
- Oldaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oldaker Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldaker Cemetery
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brendens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Rights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Rights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tigheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Junior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Valley Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whyte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clements ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Leadsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Vannoys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Audra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Womelsdorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Kalamazoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Gormley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Tygart Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Pleasant Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
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 Rights Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Rights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belington
- Elkins
- Philippi
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 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 Rights Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Rights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586257 (Old Rights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586257 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: Barbour
- Topo Map Name: Belington
- Location given for Old Rights Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0209993 Lon: -79.9266358
- 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 Barbour, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Rights 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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