A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
The Wells Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
- The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Garrett Cemetery
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
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- Huff Cemetery
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Kiger Cemetery
- The Kiger Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery has also been known as:
- TUMC Lantz Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- McKimmie Cemetery
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mylburn Cemetery
- The Mylburn Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylburn Cemetery
- Schupbach Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79891 <2>
- Van Camp Cemetery
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adonis
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Barker
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Benwood
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Big Moses
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Childs
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Fly
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Kent
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Marion
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Middlebourne
- Minnie
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Pine Grove
- Proctor
- Ross
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Sardis
- Sistersville
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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717774 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717774 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porters Falls
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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