A visit to the Piney 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 Piney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Cemetery:
39.5176, -80.6945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Piney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Piney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Booth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery has also been known as:
- TUMC Lantz Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McKimmie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Main Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Main Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Cemetery
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ross
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Pine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Iuka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Big Moses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Childs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Bebee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Kodol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Middlebourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Anthem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- New Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rymer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Piney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
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 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 Piney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Piney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717763 (Piney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717763 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Grove
- Location given for Piney Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5175813 Lon: -80.6945441
- 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 Wetzel, 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 from Point A (ie- Piney 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |