A visit to the Slaven 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 Slaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slaven Cemetery:
38.9784, -81.6957
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slaven Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slaven 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 south of the Slaven Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Slaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Derenburger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derenburger Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Rardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardon Cemetery
- Safreed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rankin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Hawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Redbush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Redbush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
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- DeBussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Laucks Chapel Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laucks Chapel Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill 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 Slaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Medina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Odaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Spiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Windy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Bashan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
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 Slaven Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Slaven 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 Slaven Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546930 (Slaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546930 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandyville
- Location given for Slaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9784139 Lon: -81.6956846
- 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 '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- Slaven 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. |