A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
38.5026, -80.8665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Middle Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wattsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Birch River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Clem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Little Birch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Dink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Tioga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Lydia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Valley Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
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 Walnut Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Gassaway
- Widen
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 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741372 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741372 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 509 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herold
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5026023 Lon: -80.8664905
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove 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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