A visit to the Shinns Run 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 Shinns Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shinns Run Cemetery:
39.3479, -80.2518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shinns Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shinns Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the southwest of the Shinns Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shinns Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shinns Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shinns Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nuzum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shinnston.
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <5>
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benedum Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77854 <5>
- Middleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Wamsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wamsley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Nay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Cemetery
- Ogden Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Janes Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Claremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Claremont Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shinns Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shinns Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saltwell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Oreide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Shinnston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Despard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Haywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Adamston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Helens Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Nutter Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Stonewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Monongah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Wyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
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 Shinns Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shinns Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Clarksburg
- Shinnston
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Shinns Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Shinns Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718325 (Shinns Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718325 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksburg
- Location given for Shinns Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3478659 Lon: -80.2517524
- 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 Harrison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shinns Run 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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