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A visit to the Troy - Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery ...


The location of the Troy - IOOF Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Troy - IOOF Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Troy - IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Troy - IOOF Cemetery

Lat:   39.0283°   (39° 1' 41")

Lon:   -80.7678°   (-80° 46' 4")

The Troy - IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.

The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the south southwest of the Troy - IOOF Cemetery .

Name Variations for Troy - IOOF Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Troy - IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Troy - IOOF Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Troy - IOOF Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Gilmer County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Troy - IOOF Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Troy - IOOF Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Troy - IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Troy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Gilmer County
    • Alice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Gilmer County
    • Baldwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
    • Hurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Hurst is located in Lewis County
    • Truebada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
      • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
    • Alum Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
      • Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
    • Auburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Newberne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
      • Newberne is located in Gilmer County
    • Glenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
      • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Saint Clara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
    • Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Camden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
        • Camden is located in Lewis County
      • Burnt House
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
        • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
      • Market
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
        • Market is located in Doddridge County
      • Cedarville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
        • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
      • Burnsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Doddridge County

    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 Troy - IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Troy - IOOF Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Troy - IOOF Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Troy - IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Farnsworth Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farnsworth Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnsworth Cemetery
    • Keister Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keister Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keister Cemetery
    • Alice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alice Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alice Cemetery
    • Messenger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messenger Cemetery
    • Rock Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Grove Cemetery
    • Carder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carder Cemetery
    • Big Run Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Run Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Run Cemetery
    • Brannon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brannon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Woofter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woofter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woofter Cemetery
    • Hurst Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Mt. Earnest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Earnest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Earnest Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Earnest Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Hall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Newberne.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Bush Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bush Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Bush Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
      • Messenger Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messenger Cemetery
      • Halderman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Halderman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halderman Cemetery
      • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Lowther Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lowther Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowther Cemetery
      • Auburn Community Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Auburn Community Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Auburn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Community Cemetery
      • Otterbein Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Conrad Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Cemetery
      • McHenry Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McHenry Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
      • Keith Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
      • Old Field Fork Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Field Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Fork Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Troy - IOOF Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2586254  (Troy-International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2586254 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Auburn
      • County: Gilmer
      • Location given for GNIS #2586254 (Troy-International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Gilmer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Troy - IOOF Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0283, Longitude: -80.7678       In this case, the coordinates for the Troy - IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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