A visit to the Skeens 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 Skeens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skeens Cemetery:
38.1326, -82.3318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skeens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skeens Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the northwest of the Skeens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Skeens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skeens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Longpoint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Longpoint Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Frasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Drenner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Drenner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenner Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ramey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Marilyn Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Tallclay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tallclay Cemetery is located in Wayne 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]<3> of the Skeens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skeens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kiahsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- Nestlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Cove Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Armilda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wewanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Dunlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Spears ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wilsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- West Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Salt Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Fort Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Skeens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skeens 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 Skeens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Skeens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546858 (Skeens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546858 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nestlow
- Location given for Skeens Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1325901 Lon: -82.3318132
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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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skeens 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |