A visit to the Rexroad 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 Rexroad Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rexroad Cemetery:
38.8851, -80.4081
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rexroad Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rexroad Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Rexroad Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rexroad Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rexroad Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rexroad Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Post Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Chapel Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beechtown Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtown Cemetery
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave Cemetery
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slab Camp Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Camp Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Glady Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glady Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady Fork Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <5>
- Brownsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- Orlando Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Casto Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rexroad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rexroad Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crawford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Frenchton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Hoover Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Abbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Duffy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Alkires Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Knawl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Kanawha Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Garton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Falls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Bulltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Smith Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Tallmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
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 Rexroad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rexroad 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 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 Rexroad Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Rexroad Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545516 (Rexroad Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545516 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke
- Location given for Rexroad Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8850986 Lon: -80.4081422
- 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 Lewis, 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- Rexroad 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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