A visit to the Slaughter Creek 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 Slaughter Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slaughter Creek Cemetery:
38.1929, -81.5029
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slaughter Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slaughter Creek Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Slaughter Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Slaughter Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Slaughter Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slaughter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Witcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Sawmill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lewis Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lewis Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Slaughter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slaughter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelyan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Cabin Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Witcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Dry Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Chesapeake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Winifrede
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Ronda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- East Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Belle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Hollygrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marmet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Dupont City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Bloomingrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Eskdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Handley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Sharlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Seth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Malden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
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 Slaughter Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slaughter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Belle lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Slaughter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Chelyan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Slaughter Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Slaughter Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546924 (Slaughter Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546924 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle
- Location given for Slaughter Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1928809 Lon: -81.5028944
- 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 Kanawha, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slaughter Creek 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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