A visit to the Pickett 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 Pickett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickett Cemetery:
39.1531, -81.7085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pickett Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pickett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pickett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pickett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Engels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Engels Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engels Cemetery
- Ft. Belleville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wigal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #826800 <5>
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Kibble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Congrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Congrove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congrove Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Seebaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Seebaugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seebaugh Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Fleak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleak Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleak Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Hofmann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hofmann Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofmann Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
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 Pickett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Youba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Neptune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Coolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Blennerhassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Vanderhoof
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skull Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
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 Pickett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Pickett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544798 (Pickett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544798 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lubeck
- Location given for Pickett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1531328 Lon: -81.7084634
- 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 Wood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickett 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. |
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