A visit to the Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rittenhouse Cemetery:
39.3795, -80.4370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rittenhouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the southeast of the Rittenhouse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rittenhouse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rittenhouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rittenhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swiger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Swiger Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiger Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
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- McIntire Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McIntire Fork Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Fork Cemetery
- Grass Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grass Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Run Cemetery
- Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79046 <5>
- Plant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Plant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw 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 Rittenhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rittenhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosebud
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Katy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Lumberport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Haywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Reynoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- O'Neill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Wilsonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Gore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
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- Spelter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saltwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Despard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Nutter Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Rittenhouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rittenhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksburg
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 Rittenhouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Rittenhouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545765 (Rittenhouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545765 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Rittenhouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3795314 Lon: -80.4370355
- 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 Harrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Rittenhouse 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. |