A visit to the West Columbia Hill 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 West Columbia Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Columbia Hill Cemetery:
38.9834, -82.0443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Columbia Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Columbia Hill Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Columbia Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Columbia Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the West Columbia Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Columbia Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zirkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Zirkle Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zirkle Cemetery
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of York.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499949 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Shuler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shuler Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler Cemetery
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuspan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zuspan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuspan Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Hiland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hiland Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Roush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Syracuse Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse Hill Cemetery
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Columbia Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Columbia Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Thomas Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Welshtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Langsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
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 West Columbia Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Columbia Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Pomeroy
- Rutland
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Columbia Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 West Columbia Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678917 (West Columbia Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678917 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheshire
- Location given for West Columbia Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9834121 Lon: -82.0443078
- 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 Mason, 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- West Columbia Hill 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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