A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
38.0559, -82.4296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Preston Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Preston Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Noe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noe Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Dan Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dan Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Wallace Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Lycans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lycans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycans Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
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- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- John Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The John Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Napier Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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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 Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Effie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Kiahsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Wilsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- East Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Hode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Nestlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Ben Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Stonecoal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
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- Smoky Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545240 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545240 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radnor
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0559241 Lon: -82.4295944
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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 Wayne, 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- Preston 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |