A visit to the Rexroach 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 Rexroach Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rexroach Cemetery:
39.2381, -81.2257
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rexroach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rexroach Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rexroach Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rexroach Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rexroach Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Elfritz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Newland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Layfields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Layfields Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfields Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Everly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
- Ingram Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ingram Ridge Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Ridge Cemetery
- Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rizer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Heck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
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 Rexroach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rexroach Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petroleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cornwallis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Horseneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- League
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Dallison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Newell Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Hannahdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Adlai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Yankeeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- DeLong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Valley Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
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 Rexroach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rexroach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rexroach Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harrisville
- Saint Marys
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 Rexroach Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Rexroach Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545515 (Rexroach Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545515 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Rexroach Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2381322 Lon: -81.2256691
- 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 Ritchie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rexroach 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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