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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickens Cemetery

Lat:   38.6584°   (38° 39' 30")

Lon:   -80.2006°   (-80° 12' 2")

The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pickens Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pickens Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hicks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Helvetia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Brooks Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Pleasant Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Dale Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Vance Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vance Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Old Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Rice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Cowger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cowger Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Stainaker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stainaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stainaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stainaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marple Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Life Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Life Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Laurel Fork Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Alton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Hodam Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodam Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodam Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodam Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Pt. Mountain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Mountain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Mountain Cemetery is located in Webster County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Pickens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Helvetia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Goshen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Upshur County
  • Monterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
  • Hacker Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elkwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Lee Bell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
    • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Beans Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
    • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
  • Kanawha Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
    • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
  • Alton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huttonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
    • Wilsontown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Orndoff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
    • Rock Cave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
    • Cassity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
    • Queens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
      • Queens is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Replete
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Pickens Cemetery:

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 #1544794  (Pickens Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1544794 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pickens
    • County: Randolph         Elev: 918
    • Location given for GNIS #1544794 (Pickens Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pickens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6584, Longitude: -80.2006       In this case, the coordinates for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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