A visit to the Wheaton 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 Wheaton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheaton Cemetery:
39.0204, -81.7587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Wheaton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheaton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wheaton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheaton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Middleswart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Middleswart Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleswart Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Safreed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safreed Cemetery
- DeWitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- DeBussey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Rardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardon Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Lamps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamps Cemetery
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Derenburger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derenburger Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Logston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logston Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell 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 Wheaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheaton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Skull Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sherman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Spiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Browning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Dorcas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Racine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Sandyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- New Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Tuppers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Wheaton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wheaton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wheaton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548986 (Wheaton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548986 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portland
- Location given for Wheaton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0203572 Lon: -81.7587425
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheaton 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. |