A visit to the Piggott 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 Piggott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piggott Cemetery:
39.3120, -80.8309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piggott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piggott Cemetery is located in Doddridge County<2>.
The county seat for Doddridge County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the east southeast of the Piggott Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Piggott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piggott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arnold Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arnold Creek Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Creek Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Ruley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ruley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruley Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Duckworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Buck Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buck Run Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run Cemetery
- Wilbur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Broadwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadwater Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater Cemetery
- Archbold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Archbold Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold Cemetery
- Burnthouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burnthouse Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnthouse Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Blandville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Blandville Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
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 Piggott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piggott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duckworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Toll Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Smithburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Moses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- McKim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- New Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Pullman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Doak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Adlai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Middlebourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
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 Piggott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Doddridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piggott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisville
- Middlebourne
- Pennsboro
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Piggott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Doddridge 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 Piggott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1689555 (Piggott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689555 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: Doddridge
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Union
- Location given for Piggott Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3120265 Lon: -80.8309391
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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 Doddridge, 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- Piggott 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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