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:
39.6831, -80.8134
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies just to the southwest of the Parsons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Schupbach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Ollum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ollum Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollum Cemetery
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- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- New Hannibal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hannibal Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hannibal Cemetery
- Emma Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Emma Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Grove Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Proctor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bebee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Clarington
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Paden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Benwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Adaline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bannen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Rosbys Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Powhatan Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Sistersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Glen Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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 Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
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 Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717622 (Parsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717622 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: 416 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Martinsville
- Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.683133 Lon: -80.8134291
- 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 '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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