A visit to the Snakeroot 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 Snakeroot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Snakeroot Cemetery:
38.8587, -80.9909
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Snakeroot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Snakeroot Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Snakeroot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Snakeroot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Snakeroot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Snakeroot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sylvester Stump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elihu - Stump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Zeke Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zeke Run Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeke Run Cemetery
- Orton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton Cemetery
- Mollahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mollahan Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollahan Cemetery
- Roling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roling Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roling Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79793 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Keyster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Keyster Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyster Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Snakeroot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Snakeroot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stumptown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Staten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Shock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Progress ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Big Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Losie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Truebada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Burnt House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Rocksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Wilsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Sand Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Newberne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
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 Snakeroot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snakeroot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Snakeroot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Snakeroot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547027 (Snakeroot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547027 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Normantown
- Location given for Snakeroot Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8587008 Lon: -80.990942
- 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 Gilmer, 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- Snakeroot 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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