A visit to the Wood Hill 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 Wood Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Hill Cemetery:
39.9465, -80.6690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the west southwest of the Wood Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wood Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wood Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allen Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove Cemetery
- Orum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Orum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orum Cemetery is located in Sherrard.
- The Orum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orums Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79477 <5>
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Farm Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- First Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The First Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Street Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- White Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Gate Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gate Cemetery
- Waymans Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waymans Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymans Ridge Cemetery
- Blairs Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blairs Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Ridge Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- McMechen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McMechen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen Cemetery
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Rose Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rose Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Limestone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Sherrard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Moundsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- McMechen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Calis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Rosbys Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Glen Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vadis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Wheeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- West Wheeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Powhatan Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Beham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Echo Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Neffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Anvil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
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 Wood Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Cameron
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
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 Wood Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Wood Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717253 (Wood Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717253 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundsville
- Location given for Wood Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9464639 Lon: -80.6689693
- 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 Marshall, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Hill 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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