A visit to the Umstot 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 Umstot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Umstot Cemetery:
39.4465, -78.9097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Umstot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the west of the Umstot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Umstot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Umstot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Umstot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Urice & Kerns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cabin Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cabin Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Run Cemetery
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gerstell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sulter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulter Cemetery
- Potomac Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Headsville Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Meadow View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
- Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Queens Point Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Waxler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Waxler Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxler Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thrush Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Ludwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ludwick Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwick Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Mineral Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Umstot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Umstot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keyser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Rawlings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Nikep
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Frost ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Luke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wapocomo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Ritters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Pinto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Cresaptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
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 Umstot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Umstot 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 Umstot 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 Umstot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937406 (Umstot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937406 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: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keyser
- Location given for Umstot Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4464829 Lon: -78.9097463
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Umstot 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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