A visit to the Potomac Memorial Gardens ...
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 Potomac Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potomac Memorial Gardens:
39.4273, -78.9547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potomac Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potomac Memorial Gardens is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the west northwest of the Potomac Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potomac Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Potomac Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potomac Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cabin Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cabin Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Run Cemetery
- Urice & Kerns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sulter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sulter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulter Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Umstot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umstot Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Delawder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Delawder Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawder Cemetery
- Ludwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ludwick Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwick Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gerstell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potomac Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potomac Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Keyser
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westernport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Nikep
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rawlings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Windom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Frost ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Romney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Fort Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Pinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 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 Potomac Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potomac Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Garden
- Keyser
- Keyser lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Potomac Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keyser.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
- Lonaconing
- Romney
- Romney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Potomac Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Romney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Potomac Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Potomac Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937386 (Potomac Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937386 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keyser
- Location given for Potomac Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 39.4273172 Lon: -78.9547481
- 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 Mineral, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Potomac Memorial Gardens) 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. |