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:
38.1768, -82.3701
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the northwest of the Ross Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Sanson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sanson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanson Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Skeens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Skeens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeens Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Tallclay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tallclay Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallclay Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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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:
- East Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Nestlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Cove Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Effie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wewanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Hamlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Salt Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Doane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #1546088 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546088 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nestlow
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.176755 Lon: -82.3701488
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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 Wayne, 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 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. |