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A visit to the Shaver 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 Shaver Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.7157°   (38° 42' 56")

Lon:   -80.6865°   (-80° 41' 11")

The Shaver Cemetery is located in Braxton County<1>.

The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the south southwest of the Shaver Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Shaver Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Sutton Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Camden Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cutlip Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Braxton County Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braxton County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braxton County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Braxton County Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Morrison UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Stone Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Otter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Morton Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bealls Mill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frame Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Hamner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Hamner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Baker Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Ware Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County

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]<2> of the Shaver Cemetery.

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

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 Shaver Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaver Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shaver 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 Shaver Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1546630  (Shaver Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1546630 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: Sutton
    • County: Braxton         Elev: 398
    • Location given for GNIS #1546630 (Shaver Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shaver Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7157, Longitude: -80.6865    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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