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:
37.8609, -81.3209
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 Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Stover Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Stover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Athey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Maynor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Dunbar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Workman Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Sweeney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Tyree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- William Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maynor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Sutphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lafferty 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 31 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:
- Sweeneyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Zada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Fairdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Arnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Tolleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Wickham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Kilsyth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Mabscott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
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- Sprague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
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- Skelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
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- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pineknob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
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- Glen White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- MacArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Stick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
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- Stanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- White Oak Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
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- Dorothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
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- Naoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
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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 Raleigh 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 first turn to 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 Raleigh 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 #1547528 (Stover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547528 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 533 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for Stover Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.860945 Lon: -81.3209384
- 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 Raleigh, 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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