A visit to the Otterbein 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 Otterbein Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otterbein Cemetery:
38.8315, -81.7940
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the east southeast of the Otterbein Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otterbein Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Otterbein Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otterbein Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Cossin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cossin Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossin Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson County Memory Gardens is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson County Memory Gardens
- The Jackson County Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Jackson County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568066 <5>
- Ankrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ankrum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankrum Cemetery
- Creston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Creston Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Bicknell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bicknell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Cemetery
- Wooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
- Baden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Taber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taber Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taber Cemetery
- Big Spruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Spruce Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spruce Cemetery
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lathem Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathem Ridge Cemetery
- Barley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otterbein Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otterbein Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Angerona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Hereford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Wilding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Statts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Odaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Spiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Meadowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 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 Otterbein Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otterbein Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Otterbein Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Otterbein Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586150 (Otterbein Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586150 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: Jackson
- Topo Map Name: Cottageville
- Location given for Otterbein Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8315019 Lon: -81.7940215
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otterbein 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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