A visit to the Tanner 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 Tanner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tanner Cemetery:
38.8334, -81.3135
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tanner Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the southwest of the Tanner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tanner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tanner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tanner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Depue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Millerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- The Little Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1860646 <5>
- Spencer Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eventide Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eventide Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Hooam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooam Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Stalman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stalman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- McKown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKown Cemetery
- Bee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
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 Tanner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tanner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Triplett
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Lucile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Hur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Arnoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Flint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Grantsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Staten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
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 Tanner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tanner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Spencer
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 either 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 Tanner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Tanner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547892 (Tanner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547892 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spencer
- Location given for Tanner Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8334201 Lon: -81.3134523
- 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 Roane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tanner 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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