A visit to the Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rich Creek Cemetery:
38.2096, -81.1365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rich Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rich Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Rich Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rich Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rich Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rich Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Westlake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westlake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Cemetery
- Ida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ida Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
- Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Robson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Robson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Abbot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- John Nugen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The John Nugen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Nugen Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb 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 Rich Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rich Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beech Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Romont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Gauley Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Hawks Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falls View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Smithers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Mount Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Grayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Dempsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
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 Rich Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rich Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Gauley Bridge
- Montgomery
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rich Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Rich Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545540 (Rich Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545540 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gauley Bridge
- Location given for Rich Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2095515 Lon: -81.136495
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rich Creek 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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