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A visit to the Stalnaker Cemetery ...


The location of the Stalnaker Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Stalnaker Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stalnaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stalnaker Cemetery

Lat:   38.8241°   (38° 49' 26")

Lon:   -79.8730°   (-79° 52' 22")

The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies just to the north of the Stalnaker Cemetery .

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 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 Stalnaker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Randolph County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Stalnaker Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stalnaker Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stalnaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Beverly
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Canfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Canfield is located in Randolph County
    • Elkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Womelsdorf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
      • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Mill Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Leadsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
      • Leadsville is located in Randolph County
    • Cassity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
    • Huttonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
      • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
    • Weaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Randolph County
    • Gilman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Randolph County
    • Tigheville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
      • Tigheville is located in Randolph County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Junior
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
        • Junior is located in Barbour County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
      • Whyte
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whyte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
        • Whyte is located in Randolph County
      • Lee Bell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
        • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
      • Evenwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
        • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
      • Belington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Elkwater
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
        • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
      • Wymer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
        • Wymer is located in Randolph County
      • Queens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
        • Queens is located in Upshur County
      • Gormley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
        • Gormley is located in Upshur County
      • Sand Run
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
        • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
      • Excelsior
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
        • Excelsior is located in Upshur County

    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 Stalnaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stalnaker Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Stalnaker Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stalnaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Iser Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Iser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Iser Cemetery
    • Beverly Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elkins Memorial Gardens
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • St. Brendens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brendens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brendens Cemetery
    • Crouch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Arlington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
      • The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Arlington Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coffman / Harding Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Run Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Run Cemetery
    • Old Brick Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Brick Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brick Church Cemetery
    • Coffman Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coffman Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Coffman Chapel Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427278 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mountain State Memorial Gardens
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain State Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain State Memorial Gardens is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain State Memorial Gardens
      • Durrett Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Durrett Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durrett Cemetery
      • Simmons Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Old Rights Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Rights Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rights Cemetery
      • Lanham Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
      • Elliott Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Maher Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maher Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Ft. Milroy Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Milroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ft. Milroy Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Milroy Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Stalnaker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2586266  (Stalnaker Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2586266 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Beverly East
      • County: Randolph
      • Location given for GNIS #2586266 (Stalnaker Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Randolph, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stalnaker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8241, Longitude: -79.8730       In this case, the coordinates for the Stalnaker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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