A visit to the Shavers 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 Shavers Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shavers 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 Shavers Cemetery
Lat: 39.4670° (39° 28' 1")
Lon: -80.2076° (-80° 12' 27")
The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the east northeast of the Shavers Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shavers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shavers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Davis Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Claremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claremont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Claremont Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Linns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Snoderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoderly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoderly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Barrackville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrackville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrackville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Sunny View Acres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny View Acres Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny View Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunny View Acres Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Enterprise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- McIntyre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntyre Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Nay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairmont City Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Marion County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shavers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shavers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Monongah
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
- Monongah is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <5>
- Watson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Garden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Helens Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Worthington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <5>
- Katy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barrackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Rivesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Oreide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oreide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Hoodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoodsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Wyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Mannington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Shavers 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 Shavers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmont
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shavers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Shavers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546633 (Shavers Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1546633 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: Fairmont West
- County: Marion Elev: 396
- Location given for GNIS #1546633 (Shavers Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/
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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shavers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4670, Longitude: -80.2076 In this case, the coordinates for the Shavers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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. |