A visit to the Perry Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Perry Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Perry Cemetery (FG ID #79530).
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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
38.1851, -81.6892
The Perry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Ashford.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holstein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kinder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Javins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Javins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- The Evans Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78304 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Drawdy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fauber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rumble
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brushton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dartmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grippe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sharlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marmet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Lory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Loudendale
(8 miles [12.9 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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Perry Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #79530
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544726 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544726 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Racine
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1851002 Lon: -81.6892878
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |