A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
39.0212, -82.0246
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hiland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hiland Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Cemetery
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Zirkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zirkle Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zirkle Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Syracuse Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse Hill Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Shuler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shuler Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Higley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Higley Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Cemetery
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of York.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499949 <5>
- Zuspan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zuspan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuspan Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Welshtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Thomas Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- West Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Langsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Spiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Keno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Pomeroy
- Rutland
- West Columbia
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 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546247 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546247 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomeroy
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0211894 Lon: -82.0245849
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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 Mason, 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- St. Josephs 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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