A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
39.1373, -81.5604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the north of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wigal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Central Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Deem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Chesterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chesterville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesterville Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Parkersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267192 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wadesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wadesville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville Cemetery
- Twomey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Twomey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomey Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble 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 Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineral Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Slate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Windy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lubeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Blennerhassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Willowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Porterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Youba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Elizabeth
- Parkersburg
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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547382 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547382 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Parkersburg
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1372998 Lon: -81.5604022
- 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 Wood, 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 from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |