A visit to the Pierpont 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 Pierpont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierpont Cemetery:
39.6551, -79.8897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierpont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies just to the west southwest of the Pierpont Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierpont Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pierpont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierpont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pool Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- The Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978550 <5>
- Jennewine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennewine Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennewine Cemetery
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eden UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden UMC Cemetery
- Hoard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoard Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- Blaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blaney Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Cemetery
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
- Everley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Everley Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everley Cemetery
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawnwood Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnwood Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nuce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nuce Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuce Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Pt. Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Marion Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Marion Cemetery
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Martin Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Martin Cemetery
- Garlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garlow Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlow Cemetery
- Crichfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crichfield Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichfield Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierpont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierpont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Star City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Morris Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Dunkard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Arnettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Smithtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arthurdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haydentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Fairchance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
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 Pierpont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierpont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensboro
- Morgantown
- Mount Morris
- Point Marion
- Westover
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pierpont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 Pierpont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586239 (Pierpont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586239 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: Monongalia
- Topo Map Name: Morgantown North
- Location given for Pierpont Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6550638 Lon: -79.8896571
- 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 Monongalia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierpont 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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