A visit to the Rush 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 Rush Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rush Cemetery:
39.1220, -81.6785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rush Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rush Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Rush Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rush Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Congrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Congrove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congrove Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Engels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Engels Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engels Cemetery
- Ft. Belleville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wigal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twomey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Twomey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomey Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rush Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Neptune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Youba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Skull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coolville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Blennerhassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Redbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Keno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Porterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Vanderhoof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
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 Rush Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Rush Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Rush Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546157 (Rush Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546157 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Creek
- Location given for Rush Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1220222 Lon: -81.6784621
- 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 Wood, 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- Rush 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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