A visit to the Wolverton 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 Wolverton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolverton Cemetery:
39.0109, -81.2154
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolverton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wolverton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolverton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wolverton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolverton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
- Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Maze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze Cemetery
- Goodnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- McCrae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bigbend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Depue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Cloverleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Cemetery
- Pine Twist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Twist Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Twist Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Villers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saunders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Fluharty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox 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 Wolverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolverton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Freed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Oxbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Cantwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Rusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rocksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Cokeleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Petroleum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Russet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Burnt House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Greencastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Staten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
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 Wolverton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
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 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 Wolverton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt 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 Wolverton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549363 (Wolverton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549363 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: MacFarlan
- Location given for Wolverton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0109148 Lon: -81.2153938
- 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 Wirt, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolverton 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. |
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