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A visit to the Sears Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sears Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sears Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sears Cemetery

Lat:   38.6407°   (38° 38' 26")

Lon:   -81.0168°   (-81° 1' 0")

The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sears Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sears Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sears Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Matheny Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matheny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matheny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matheny Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Mollohan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mollohan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mollohan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Coen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Hallburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hallburg Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Boggs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Pt. Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Beech Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • McCune Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCune Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • McCracken Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Goodrich Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Calhoun County

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 Sears Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sears Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Elmira
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
  • Lydia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Clay County
  • Walnut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
  • Stinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
  • Mudfork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
    • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
  • Dink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
    • Dink is located in Clay County
  • Clem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Clem is located in Braxton County
  • Ira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Oka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
    • Oka is located in Calhoun County
  • Gould
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Clay County
  • Gomez ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
    • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wilsie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
      • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
    • Strange Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
      • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Rockton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Braxton County
    • Frametown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
      • Frametown is located in Braxton County
    • Orma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
      • Orma is located in Calhoun County
    • Valley Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Harrison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
    • Shock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
      • Shock is located in Gilmer County
    • Spread
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Twistville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twistville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
      • Twistville is located in Braxton County
    • Arnoldsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
      • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Braxton County
    • Beech
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Sears Cemetery:

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 Sears Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1546537  (Sears Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1546537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Chloe
    • County: Clay         Elev: 429
    • Location given for GNIS #1546537 (Sears Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sears Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6407, Longitude: -81.0168       In this case, the coordinates for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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