A visit to the Ratcliff 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 Ratcliff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ratcliff Cemetery:
38.8176, -80.6118
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ratcliff Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ratcliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ratcliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- K of P Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<5> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Casto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Right Hand Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Orlando Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Orlando Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orlando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orlando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979009 <6>
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- Mick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mick Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mick Cemetery
- Stone Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <6>
- Tumbling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tumbling Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <6>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Ratcliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ratcliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rollyson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Napier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Bulltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Orlando
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Knawl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lloydsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Duffy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Sand Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Replete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Truebada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
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 Ratcliff Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ratcliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ratcliff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Ratcliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545417 (Ratcliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545417 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlando
- Location given for Ratcliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8175974 Lon: -80.6117601
- 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 Braxton, 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 from Point A (ie- Ratcliff 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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