A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
38.1704, -82.1596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies just to the north northeast of the Payne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- McCallister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCallister Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallister Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Fulks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Lunsard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lunsard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunsard Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Yeager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Burks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
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- Roy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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- Bear Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Knob Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Knob Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Spears ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
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- Myra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Wewanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Nestlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- West Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Sweetland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Salt Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yawkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Layville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Sarah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Alkol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- East ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dodson Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Tango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Armilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
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 Payne Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne 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 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544655 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544655 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Branchland
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1703701 Lon: -82.1595833
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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 Lincoln, 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- Payne 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |