A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
38.7562, -80.2309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.
The county seat for Upshur County is located in Buckhannon. Buckhannon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Ross Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Maher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Life Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Tenmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Long Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alexander
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Helvetia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Kanawha Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Florence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Queens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Tenmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Rock Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Hoover Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Hacker Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Frenchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Cassity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Tallmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duffy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Huff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sand Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Upshur 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546090 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546090 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: Upshur
- Est. Elev: 589 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7562155 Lon: -80.2309121
- 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 Upshur, 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- Ross 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |