A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
39.6892, -80.7662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies just to the west southwest of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Huff Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Family Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Family Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Schupbach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Ollum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ollum Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollum Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- New Hannibal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hannibal Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hannibal Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emma Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Emma Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Grove Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Harland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland 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 Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Proctor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Clarington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adaline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bannen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Paden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Kausooth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Rosbys Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Glen Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Kodol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Benwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Anthem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Loudenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Laings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
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 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717620 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717620 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Martinsville
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6892448 Lon: -80.7662046
- 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 Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Palmer 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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