A visit to the Spruce Run 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 Spruce Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spruce Run Cemetery:
38.4003, -80.8046
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spruce Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the south southwest of the Spruce Run Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Spruce Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spruce Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McCutchin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchin Cemetery
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ward Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Road Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Road Cemetery
- Buckle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spruce Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spruce Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muddlety
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Widen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Zela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Camden-on-Gauley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Herold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Strange Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Nettie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Canfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Odell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Halo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Erbacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
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 Spruce Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spruce Run 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 Spruce Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Spruce Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586142 (Spruce Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586142 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: Nicholas
- Topo Map Name: Widen
- Location given for Spruce Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4002799 Lon: -80.8046127
- 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 Nicholas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spruce Run 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. |