A visit to the Yost 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 Yost Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yost Cemetery:
39.6487, -80.2206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yost Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yost Cemetery is located in Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Yost Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Yost Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yost Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Daybrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Daybrook Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybrook Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Miracle Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miracle Run Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Piles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Piles Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piles Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Tennant Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Ammons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ammons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons Cemetery
- Bennefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennefield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennefield Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McCurdysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCurdysville Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdysville Cemetery
- Eddy Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eddy Chapel Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Chapel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore 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 Yost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yost Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Miracle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hagans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Wana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Wadestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Jollytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Katy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spraggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Mannington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairchance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Saint Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
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 Yost Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Yost Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 Yost Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549463 (Yost Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549463 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: Monongalia
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksville
- Location given for Yost Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6486915 Lon: -80.2206303
- 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 Monongalia, 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 from Point A (ie- Yost 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. |