A visit to the Vance 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 Vance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vance Cemetery:
38.6471, -80.3470
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vance Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the south southwest of the Vance Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vance Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Vance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodam Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodam Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodam Creek Cemetery
- Life Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Life Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Cutlip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Holly River Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pt. Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Mountain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Mountain Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Columbus McCourt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Kniceley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniceley Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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 Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hacker Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Florence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Replete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Orndoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Helvetia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Ralph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duffy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Wilsontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Rock Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Excelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Blue Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Corley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Erbacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Frenchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Beans Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Knawl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Bulltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Vance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Vance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548619 (Vance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548619 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 513 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Vance Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6470497 Lon: -80.3470257
- 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 Webster, 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- Vance 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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