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A visit to the Rucker Cemetery ...


The location of the Rucker Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rucker Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rucker Cemetery

Lat:   38.5015°   (38° 30' 5")

Lon:   -81.4037°   (-81° 24' 13")

The Rucker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.

The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rucker Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rucker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Kanawha County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rucker Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Youngs Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
      • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
    • Falling Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
    • Reamer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
    • Clendenin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elkview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
      • Elkview is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <4>
    • Three Mile
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
      • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
    • Jarretts Ford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarretts Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
      • Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
    • Coco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
      • Coco is located in Kanawha County
    • Pinch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
      • Pinch is located in Kanawha County
    • Aarons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
      • Aarons is located in Kanawha County
    • Island Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
      • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
    • Big Chimney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
      • Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Cicerone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
        • Cicerone is located in Roane County
      • Procious
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
        • Procious is located in Clay County
      • Pigeon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
        • Pigeon is located in Roane County
      • Romance
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
        • Romance is located in Jackson County
      • Sissonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Airport Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
        • Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
        • Airport Village has also been known as:
        • Airport
      • Elkhurst
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
        • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Coal Fork
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
        • Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
      • Rushville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
        • Rushville is located in Roane County
      • Fletcher
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
      • Kentuck
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
        • Kentuck is located in Jackson County

    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 Rucker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rucker Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rucker Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Price Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Seabolt Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seabolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seabolt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seabolt Cemetery
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Sand Run Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Reamer Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reamer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reamer Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reamer Hill Cemetery
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Falling Rock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78635 <6>
    • Osborne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cummings Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2558225 <6>
    • Keffer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keffer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keffer Cemetery
    • Staats Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staats Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staats Cemetery
    • Donahue Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donahue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Donahue Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donahue Cemetery
    • Pauley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pauley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Sheets Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sheets Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Cemetery
      • Clendenin Memorial Gardens
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Koontz Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • White Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Canterbury Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canterbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterbury Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Hively Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hively Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Hunt Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Withrow Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Withrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Withrow Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Withrow Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Clendenin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Deverick Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deverick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deverick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deverick Cemetery
      • Hindsman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hindsman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hindsman Cemetery
      • Reynolds Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Casey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Casey Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • McCroskey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Rucker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1546135  (Rucker Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1546135 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kettle
      • County: Kanawha         Elev: 330
      • Location given for GNIS #1546135 (Rucker Cemetery)

    The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Kanawha, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rucker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5015, Longitude: -81.4037       In this case, the coordinates for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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