A visit to the Vanhorn 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 Vanhorn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vanhorn Cemetery:
39.0659, -81.6837
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vanhorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Vanhorn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vanhorn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Vanhorn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vanhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Logston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logston Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Braham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Lamps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamps Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vanhorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vanhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Windy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Spiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Odaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Eli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Youba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Tuppers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Meadowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Peewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Lubeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
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 Vanhorn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vanhorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Vanhorn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Vanhorn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548628 (Vanhorn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548628 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Creek
- Location given for Vanhorn Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0659122 Lon: -81.68374
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vanhorn 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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