A visit to the Pickens 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 Pickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickens Cemetery:
38.7923, -80.4473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Pickens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pickens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Chapel Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
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- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Kniceley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniceley Cemetery
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave Cemetery
- Rexroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rexroad Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroad Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Life Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duffy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Falls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Milroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Knawl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Replete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Wilsontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Frenchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Corley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Hoover Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Heaters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hacker Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rollyson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Alkires Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Pickens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickens 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 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544795 (Pickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544795 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walkersville
- Location given for Pickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7923225 Lon: -80.4473088
- 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 Lewis, 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- Pickens 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |