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:
39.4379, -80.8451
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 Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies just to the northwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Pierpont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierpont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wilbur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middlebourne Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Longs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79307 <5>
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork Cemetery
- Archer's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79891 <5>
- Arnold Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Creek Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Creek Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Piggott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Piggott Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Middlebourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- McKim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Adonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Duckworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Childs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Sistersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Pennsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Paden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Friendly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sugar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
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 Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierpont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- Paden City
- Pennsboro
- Sistersville
- West Union
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 Tyler 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 #1544808 (Pierpont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544808 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: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Pierpont Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4378575 Lon: -80.8451058
- 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 Tyler, 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 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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