A visit to the Woofter 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 Woofter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woofter Cemetery:
39.0301, -80.6807
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woofter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Woofter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Woofter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woofter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Carder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carder Cemetery
- Halderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Halderman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halderman Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Farnsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Field Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Earnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Earnest Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Earnest Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Messenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Boilon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boilon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boilon Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Clara Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Clara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clara Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Keister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Keister Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keister Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woofter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofter Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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 Woofter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woofter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alum Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Conings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Saint Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Truebada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Sand Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Cox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Valley Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Newberne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alkires Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
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 Woofter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woofter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Glenville
- Weston
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 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 Woofter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Woofter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549394 (Woofter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549394 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vadis
- Location given for Woofter Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.030091 Lon: -80.6806539
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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 Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woofter 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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