A visit to the Ramsey 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 Ramsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramsey Cemetery:
38.4415, -80.9215
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the west of the Ramsey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- McCutchin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchin Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Duffield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bogg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
- Duling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Widen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Muddlety
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Strange Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Spread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Birch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Herold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Elkhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Canfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Frametown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Clem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Tioga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Birch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
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 Ramsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545404 (Ramsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545404 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swandale
- Location given for Ramsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4414923 Lon: -80.9214913
- 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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramsey 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. |
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