A visit to the Rankin 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 Rankin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankin Cemetery:
38.9459, -81.6951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rankin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the south of the Rankin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rankin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Springston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Springston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springston Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Derenburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derenburger Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Rardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardon Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Redbush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Redbush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Safreed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safreed Cemetery
- DeBussey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lathem Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathem Ridge 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 Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilding
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Browning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Willowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Spiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Angerona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Hereford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Peewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
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 Rankin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankin 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545413 (Rankin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545413 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandyville
- Location given for Rankin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9459147 Lon: -81.6951291
- 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 Jackson, 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- Rankin 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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