A visit to the Shriver 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 Shriver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shriver Cemetery:
39.7145, -80.1381
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shriver Cemetery is located in Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shriver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shriver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shriver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olive UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive UMC Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Headley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Headley Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headley Cemetery
- Strosnider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Strosnider Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strosnider Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Minor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mooresville Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
- Blacksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blacksville Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tennant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Tennant Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Barrackman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrackman Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackman Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lemley Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Mount Morris (PA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44538 <5>
- Lemley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lemley Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairchance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Gump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Miracle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Dunkard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Wana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Arnettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Laurel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Jollytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Wadestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
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 Shriver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546750 (Shriver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546750 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: Monongalia
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksville
- Location given for Shriver Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7145235 Lon: -80.1381238
- 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 Monongalia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shriver 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |