A visit to the Starkey 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 Starkey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starkey Cemetery:
38.7048, -80.8484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Starkey Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the east southeast of the Starkey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Starkey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Fairview Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Bourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourn Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourn Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Otter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
- Engel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Engel Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engel Cemetery
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- Keener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Currycomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Currycomb Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currycomb Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Cutlip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cutlip Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlip Cemetery
- Earl Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Earl Miller Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Miller Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers 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 Starkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilsie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Progress ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Frametown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Clem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Shock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Strange Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Losie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Little Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heaters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
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 Starkey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Starkey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Starkey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727374 (Starkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727374 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gassaway
- Location given for Starkey Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7048189 Lon: -80.8484359
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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 Braxton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Starkey 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |