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A visit to the Vickers Cemetery ...


The location of the Vickers Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Vickers Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vickers Cemetery

Lat:   38.5054°   (38° 30' 19")

Lon:   -81.5012°   (-81° 30' 4")

The Vickers Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.

The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Vickers Cemetery .

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 Vickers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Kanawha County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Vickers Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vickers Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vickers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Aarons
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
      • Aarons is located in Kanawha County
    • Elkview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
      • Elkview is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <4>
    • Island Branch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
      • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
    • Youngs Bottom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
      • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
    • Falling Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
    • Pinch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
      • Pinch is located in Kanawha County
    • Three Mile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
      • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
    • Reamer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
    • Cicerone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
      • Cicerone is located in Roane County
    • Sissonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clendenin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Romance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Romance is located in Jackson County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Airport Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
        • Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
        • Airport Village has also been known as:
        • Airport
      • Kentuck
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
        • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
      • Charleston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Ruffner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ruffner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
        • South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
      • Kanawha City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
        • Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
      • Coal Fork
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
        • Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County

    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 Vickers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vickers Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Vickers Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vickers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fougharty Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fougharty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fougharty Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fougharty Cemetery
    • Baxter Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxter Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Sheets Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheets Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Cemetery
    • Pauley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pauley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Cemetery
    • Fields Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Fields Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Taylor Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Given Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Given Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Given Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Given Cemetery
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Milam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
    • Newhouser Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newhouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newhouser Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newhouser Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Jones Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Jarretts Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarretts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jarretts Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarretts Cemetery
      • Reynolds Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Donahue Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donahue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Donahue Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donahue Cemetery
      • Hunt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Haynes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Clendenin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clendenin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clendenin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clendenin Cemetery
      • Dawson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Hanes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hanes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanes Cemetery
      • Cavender Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cavender Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavender Cemetery
      • Burdette - Walker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdette - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burdette - Walker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdette - Walker Cemetery
      • Rock Memorial Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rock Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Memorial Cemetery
      • Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery
      • Sand Run Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rucker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • Paxton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paxton Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paxton Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Vickers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1548655  (Vickers Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1548655 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Romance
      • County: Kanawha         Elev: 334
      • Location given for GNIS #1548655 (Vickers Cemetery)

    The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Kanawha, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vickers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5054, Longitude: -81.5012       In this case, the coordinates for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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