A visit to the Rutherford 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 Rutherford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rutherford Cemetery:
38.8273, -80.7929
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rutherford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the north northwest of the Rutherford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rutherford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rutherford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rutherford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Cedarville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cedarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961158 <5>
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Currycomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Currycomb Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currycomb Cemetery
- Engel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Engel Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engel Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Right Hand Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conrad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Stouts Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152075 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sand Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sand Fork Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork Cemetery
- Whitting Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whitting Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitting Cemetery
- Keyster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Keyster Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyster Cemetery
- Mollahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mollahan Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollahan Cemetery
- Orton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Orton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton Cemetery
- K of P Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- The Otterbein Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251167 <5>
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 Rutherford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rutherford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedarville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Stouts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Progress ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Sand Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truebada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rollyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Shock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Heaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Wilsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
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 Rutherford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rutherford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Gassaway
- Glenville
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 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 Rutherford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Rutherford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546196 (Rutherford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546196 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedarville
- Location given for Rutherford Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8273165 Lon: -80.7928789
- 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 Gilmer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rutherford 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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