A visit to the Point 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 Pt. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Cemetery:
38.6190, -80.9509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pt. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pt. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mollohan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Hallburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallburg Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Matheny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Matheny Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheny Cemetery
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Elmira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Wilsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Losie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Mudfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Stinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Herold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Spread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Oka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
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 Pt. Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. 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 Pt. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Pt. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545089 (Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545089 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strange Creek
- Location given for Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6189864 Lon: -80.9509388
- 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 Braxton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pt. 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. |