A visit to the Pitcher 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 Pitcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pitcher Cemetery:
39.5170, -80.1351
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pitcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the south southwest of the Pitcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pitcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pitcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pitcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hawkinberry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinberry Cemetery
- Barrackville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville Cemetery
- Snoderly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoderly Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ministers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ministers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ministers Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Prickett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prickett Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Barb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoodsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Arnettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnettsville Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817856 <5>
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Pitcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pitcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrackville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Rivesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Fairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Hoodsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Grant Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Katy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Monongah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Smithtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helens Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Hagans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
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 Pitcher Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pitcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pitcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Pitcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718088 (Pitcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718088 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grant Town
- Location given for Pitcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5170283 Lon: -80.1350766
- 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 Marion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitcher 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. |