A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
38.5023, -81.3465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the White Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Seabolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Seabolt Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabolt Cemetery
- Clendenin Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Clendenin.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
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- Deverick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Hindsman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsman Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Falling Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78635 <6>
- Reamer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reamer Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer Hill Cemetery
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- Shamlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamlin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor 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 White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clendenin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wellford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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- Reamer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Falling Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Three Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Coco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Bomont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Elkview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Kester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Pinch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Elkhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Big Chimney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 White Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 White Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549020 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549020 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5023196 Lon: -81.3465081
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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 Kanawha, 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- White 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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