A visit to the Scritchfield 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 Scritchfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scritchfield Cemetery:
39.4815, -80.4348
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scritchfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Scritchfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scritchfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Scritchfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scritchfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- The Cunningham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cunningham - Hawker Cemetery
- Hawker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78127 <5>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Elizabeth Mason Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Rymer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rymer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Grim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grim Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mannington Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorne & Huey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
- Pricetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Whetstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Schupp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schupp 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 Scritchfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scritchfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Logansport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Big Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Rymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Mannington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Lumberport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Bane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Shinnston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Spelter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Saltwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Monongah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Katy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Kodol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
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 Scritchfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scritchfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 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 Scritchfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Scritchfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546531 (Scritchfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546531 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Scritchfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4814738 Lon: -80.4348118
- 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 Marion, 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- Scritchfield 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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