A visit to the Sixteen Ridge 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 Sixteen Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery:
38.9729, -81.2193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sixteen Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the east southeast of the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteen Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCrae Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- Bigbend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Villers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rector Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Broomstick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Broomstick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomstick Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
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]<3> of the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteen Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Big Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Freed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rocksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Lucile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Russet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Pink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Cantwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Rusk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Burnt House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
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 Sixteen Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sixteen Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Spencer
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 helpful 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 Sixteen Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Sixteen Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696922 (Sixteen Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696922 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Annamoriah
- Location given for Sixteen Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9728604 Lon: -81.2192829
- 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 Calhoun, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sixteen Ridge 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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