A visit to the Skeen 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 Skeen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skeen Cemetery:
38.6704, -81.5976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skeen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Skeen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Skeen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Skeen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skeen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824989 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Godby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Godby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skeen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skeen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kentuck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Cicerone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Island Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Flint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Sissonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sigman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Legg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Skeen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Skeen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546857 (Skeen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546857 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentuck
- Location given for Skeen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6703676 Lon: -81.5976261
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skeen 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. |