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A visit to the Red Hill United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Red Hill UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery:

39.2484, -81.4735

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Hill UMC Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Red Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the west northwest of the Red Hill UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Red Hill UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Red Hill UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Hill UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McPherson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Dils Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dils Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dils Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Vandevier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevier Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Mt. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
  • Farrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Farrow Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
  • Farson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery North
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery North is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery North
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery North is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Parkersburg.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery North has also been known as:
    • Arlington Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77588 <5>
  • Woodyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodyard Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Foley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
    • Tracewell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
    • Creel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
    • Kincheloe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
    • Ross - McCardle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Creel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
    • Creel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
    • Kanawha UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha UMC Cemetery
      • The Kanawha UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bailey - Kanawha Cemetery
      • Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298019 <5>
    • Caplinger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
    • Grant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper 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 Red Hill UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Hill UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Kanawha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kanawha is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
  • North Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Dallison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dallison is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
  • Parkersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
  • Valley Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Parkers Towne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
  • Vienna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Belpre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
  • Slate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Slate is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leachtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Rockland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Greencastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Boaz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Boaz is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Blennerhassett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
    • Lubeck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lubeck is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Eli
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eli is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Freeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Sandhill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Williamstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
    • Porterfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Red Hill UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Hill UMC 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 Red Hill UMC Cemetery:

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 Red Hill UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1986802  (Red Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986802 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: Wood
    • Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Kanawha
    • Location given for Red Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 39.2484085     Lon: -81.4734545
    • 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 Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill UMC 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.