A visit to the Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witcher Cemetery:
38.2284, -81.5093
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witcher Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Witcher Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Witcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sawmill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sawmill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Cemetery
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lacie - Gray - Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marmet Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wrightsville Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville Cemetery
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- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Mt. Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lewis Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lewis Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Witcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Witcher
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
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- Chesapeake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Belle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chelyan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Cabin Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Winifrede
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- East Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Marmet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dupont City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
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- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollygrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coal Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Hugheston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Bloomingrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Sharlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Joes Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- South Ruffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Loudendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
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 Witcher Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Belle lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Witcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Chelyan
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 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 Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549258 (Witcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549258 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle
- Location given for Witcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2284356 Lon: -81.5092843
- 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 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 '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- Witcher 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |