A visit to the Sawmill 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 Sawmill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sawmill Cemetery:
38.1962, -81.5396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sawmill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sawmill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sawmill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sawmill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sawmill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Witcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kirk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Ashford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78886 <5>
- Fauber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingrose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79153 <5>
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located in Bloomingrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79599 <5>
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sawmill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sawmill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winifrede
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Chesapeake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Chelyan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Witcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Belle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marmet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dupont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- East Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bloomingrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Sharlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Seth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Joes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Hollygrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peytona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Kanawha City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Coopertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Eskdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Pratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coal Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Rumble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
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 Sawmill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sawmill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sawmill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Sawmill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546456 (Sawmill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546456 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle
- Location given for Sawmill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1962135 Lon: -81.539562
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sawmill 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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