A visit to the Tasker 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 Tasker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tasker Cemetery:
39.3668, -79.1123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tasker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tasker Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the northeast of the Tasker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tasker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tasker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tasker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Nethkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nethkin Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethkin Cemetery
- Kalbough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kalbough Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalbough Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Hamill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamill Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kitzmiller (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272312 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Sinkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sinkler Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkler Cemetery
- Cross Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cross Church Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Doll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doll Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tasker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tasker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- New Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kitzmiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Windom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Keyser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westernport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Medley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Headsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
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 Tasker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tasker 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 Tasker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Tasker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937400 (Tasker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937400 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 763 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch
- Location given for Tasker Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3667653 Lon: -79.1122549
- 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 Mineral, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tasker 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. |