A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
38.6912, -81.2557
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Simmons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Coe - Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Eplin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eplin Chapel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplin Chapel Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Tariff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tariff Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariff Cemetery
- Chewning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chewning Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewning Cemetery
- Clover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Hascue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hascue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hascue Cemetery
- Nida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nida Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb 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 Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxalana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Mudfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Rocksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Losie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
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 Simmons Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546793 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546793 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneyville
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6912031 Lon: -81.2556733
- 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 Roane, 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- Simmons 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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