A visit to the Sams 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 Sams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sams Cemetery:
39.1887, -81.5729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sams Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the north of the Sams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 44 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Reeder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
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- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Tracewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Posey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Tracewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Lubeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hupp Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hupp Cemetery
- Weaser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Weaser Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaser Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hofmann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hofmann Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofmann Cemetery
- Lowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lowers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowers Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Wadesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wadesville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville Cemetery
- Wigal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Big Tygart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Big Tygart Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tygart Cemetery
- The Big Tygart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Tygart Baptist Cemetery
- Big Tygart - Rockport Cemetery
- Rockport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77771 <5>
- Deem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Chesterville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chesterville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesterville Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Parkersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267192 <5>
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Ross - McCardle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poor Farm Cemetery
- Vandevier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevier Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Tavenner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tavenner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavenner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Lubeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Blennerhassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Kanawha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Slate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
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- Porterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- North Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Redbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Youba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Dallison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Valley Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
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 Sams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sams 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 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 Sams 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 Sams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546328 (Sams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546328 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: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Parkersburg
- Location given for Sams Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1886876 Lon: -81.5729028
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sams 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |