A visit to the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parsons Cemetery:
38.7718, -81.5587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the west northwest of the Parsons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camelite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Waybright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waybright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waybright Cemetery
- Woodfell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- White Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Pine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Shadydale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shadydale Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadydale Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Flint Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Statts Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Fairplain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cicerone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Island Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Peewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Angerona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
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 Parsons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544607 (Parsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544607 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
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gay
- Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7717542 Lon: -81.5587359
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsons 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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