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:
39.6648, -80.4895
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west 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 21 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.
- East View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78255 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Stottlemeier Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scritchfield Cemetery
- Hundred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hundred Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Cemetery
- Anderson Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strosnider Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Bartrug Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bartrug Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartrug Cemetery
- Leezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Leezer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leezer Cemetery
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 Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anthem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Hundred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Kodol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Bannen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Rymer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wadestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Kausooth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Jollytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Wana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Adaline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Aleppo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Wetzel 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 begin 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 Wetzel 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 #1546749 (Shriver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546749 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hundred
- Location given for Shriver Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6648055 Lon: -80.489526
- 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 Wetzel, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |