A visit to the Parnell 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 Parnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parnell Cemetery:
39.5990, -79.5681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Parnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Parnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Sisler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sisler Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisler Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379879 <5>
- Beech Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Run Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Run Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sang Run Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sang Run Cemetery
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teets Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Teets Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teets Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Emberson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Emberson Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson Cemetery
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Asher Glade Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Glade Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Cemetery
- Hoyes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hoyes Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas 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 Parnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morgans Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Hazelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Terra Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Markleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Heathers Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Reedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Accident
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Mount Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 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 Parnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandonville
- Kingwood
- Terra Alta
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 Parnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Parnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544592 (Parnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544592 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 660 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cuzzart
- Location given for Parnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5989732 Lon: -79.5681021
- 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 Preston, 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- Parnell 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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