A visit to the Presley 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 Presley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Presley Cemetery:
38.6484, -81.5379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Presley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Presley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Presley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Presley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Presley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Godby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Godby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godby Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824989 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Presley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Presley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Fletcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Romance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Island Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Sissonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Legg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Sigman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Looneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Presley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Presley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545238 (Presley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545238 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Presley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6484245 Lon: -81.5379021
- 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 Roane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Presley 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. |