A visit to the Posey 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 Posey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Posey Cemetery:
39.2434, -81.5976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Posey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Posey Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the northeast of the Posey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Posey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Posey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Posey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- River Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- River Hill UMC Cemetery
- Riverhill Cemetery
- Riverhill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <5>
- Maddox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Lubeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Tavenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tavenner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavenner Cemetery
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- Holliday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- Edelen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edelen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelen Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beckwith Cemetery #1 is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery #1
- Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Xaviers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xaviers Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cook Cemetery
- Cook Family Cemetery
- Riverview - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318473 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Posey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Posey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lubeck
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Blennerhassett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- North Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Kanawha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Youba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Slate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Coolville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Posey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Posey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Posey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Posey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986801 (Posey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986801 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Parkersburg
- Location given for Posey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2434087 Lon: -81.597626
- 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 Wood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Posey 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. |