A visit to the Stover 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 Stover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stover Cemetery:
37.9771, -81.2934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stover Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Stover Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Stover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Artie Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artie Cemetery
- Moles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
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- Pax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Wriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- McDunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
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- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Elkridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Whipple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Kilsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- White Oak Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
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- Dorothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sweeneyburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Falls View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Kimberly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
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- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Mount Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Eskdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
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 Stover Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stover 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 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 Stover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Stover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547533 (Stover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547533 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Stover Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9770543 Lon: -81.2934404
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Stover 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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