A visit to the Peerce 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 Peerce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peerce Cemetery:
39.2965, -78.9353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peerce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peerce Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Peerce Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Peerce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peerce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Canon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Canon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon Cemetery
- Elijah High Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elijah High Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah High Cemetery
- Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Hull - Utta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hull - Utta Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull - Utta Cemetery
- Schoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schoemaker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoemaker Cemetery
- Delawder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Delawder Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawder Cemetery
- John Liller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The John Liller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Liller Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
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- Bever Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bever Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bever Run Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ferrbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ferrbee Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrbee Cemetery
- Old Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Pine Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pine Cemetery
- Whip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whip Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whip Cemetery
- Leatherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leatherman Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
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 Peerce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peerce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- New Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keyser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Medley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hartmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Wapocomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lahmansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Inkerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Westernport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Ritters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Windom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Kitzmiller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
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 Peerce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peerce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Peerce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Peerce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937384 (Peerce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937384 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Peerce Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2964901 Lon: -78.9353029
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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 Mineral, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peerce 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. |