A visit to the Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waggoner Cemetery:
38.9802, -81.1199
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the south southeast of the Waggoner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Waggoner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waggoner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broomstick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Broomstick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomstick Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Goodnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Bigbend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wolverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Belt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
- Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze Cemetery
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waggoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waggoner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Freed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Russet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Burnt House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Rocksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Stumptown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Lawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Newberne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Slab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Cokeleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Arnoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Normantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Lucile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
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 Waggoner Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waggoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Waggoner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Waggoner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2574005 (Waggoner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574005 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grantsville
- Location given for Waggoner Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.980167 Lon: -81.119917
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Waggoner 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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