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:
38.8843, -79.6181
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 Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Elkins. Elkins lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the White Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Red Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255172 <5>
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Brendens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brendens Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkins Memorial Gardens
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Fansler Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goff Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beverly Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Iser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Iser Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Stalnaker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalnaker Cemetery
- North Fork Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Wymer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Evenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Harman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Harperton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Dryfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Onego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Pleasant Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canaan Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Porterwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Macksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Hendricks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Whyte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Hambleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Leadsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wildell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Circleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph 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 helpful 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 Randolph 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 #1553621 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1553621 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 1026 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harman
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8842766 Lon: -79.6181124
- 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 Randolph, 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- 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> | 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. |