A visit to the West Virginia National 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 Virginia National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Virginia National Cemetery:
39.3328, -80.0708
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Virginia National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Virginia National Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the east of the West Virginia National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Virginia National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Virginia National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Virginia National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grafton National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grafton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Bluemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bluemont Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Knottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Current Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Nuzum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Janes Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville Cemetery
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- Amnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amnon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Virginia National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Virginia National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pruntytown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fetterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Brydon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Flemington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Knottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Neel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Oreide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Adaland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Clemtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Eldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
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 Virginia National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Virginia National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Fetterman
- Grafton
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 West Virginia National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Virginia National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2071861 (West Virginia National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2071861 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grafton
- Location given for West Virginia National Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3327778 Lon: -80.0708333
- 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 Taylor, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Virginia National 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |