A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
38.8765, -80.9554
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turner Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the east northeast of the Turner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snakeroot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Snakeroot Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snakeroot Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mollahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mollahan Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollahan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sylvester Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elihu - Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Zeke Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zeke Run Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeke Run Cemetery
- Keyster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keyster Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyster Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roling Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roling Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Meadow Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Cedarville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cedarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961158 <5>
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Whitting Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitting Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitting Cemetery
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalnaker Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Normantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- De Kalb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Staten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Shock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Truebada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Sand Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Burnt House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Hur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Stouts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Newberne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Lawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
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 Turner 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 Turner 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 helpful 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548380 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548380 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tanner
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8764788 Lon: -80.9553852
- 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 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 '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- Turner 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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