A visit to the Urice & Kerns 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 Urice & Kerns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery:
39.4301, -78.9278
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Urice & Kerns Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the west northwest of the Urice & Kerns Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Urice & Kerns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Urice & Kerns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sulter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sulter Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulter Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
- Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queens Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Queens Point Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point Cemetery
- Potomac Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Umstot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Umstot Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umstot Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Staggs Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Thrush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thrush Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
- Ludwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ludwick Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwick Cemetery
- Headsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Headsville Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerstell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell 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 Urice & Kerns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Urice & Kerns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keyser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- New Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rawlings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- 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
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nikep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Fort Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frost was located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Windom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windom was located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Wapocomo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Ritters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Short Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Pinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw is also located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
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 Urice & Kerns 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 Urice & Kerns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Keyser
- Lonaconing
- Romney
- Romney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Urice & Kerns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Romney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
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 Urice & Kerns 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 Urice & Kerns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937407 (Urice and Kerns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937407 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: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keyser
- Location given for Urice and Kerns Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4300948 Lon: -78.9278026
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Urice & Kerns 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. |