A visit to the Six 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 Six Cemetery ...
The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Elfritz Cemetery
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro Cemetery
- The Ellenboro Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Fairmont Cemetery
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Goose Creek Cemetery
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Haught Cemetery
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Heck Cemetery
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
- King Knob Cemetery
- The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Lamb Cemetery
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Layfields Cemetery
- The Layfields Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Mason Cemetery
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Masonic Cemetery
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Metz Cemetery
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Moyers Cemetery
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Rexroach Cemetery
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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- Swisher Cemetery
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Six Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adlai
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Berea
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
- Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
- Freed
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
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- Hannahdale
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harrisville
- Hebron
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Horseneck
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Lawford
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- League
- League is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
- Petroleum
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rusk
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Schultz
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Slab
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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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 Six Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Six Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
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 either 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 Six Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Six Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546847 (Six Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546847 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Six Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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