Pocahontas County has numerous family cemeteries,

 

Pocahontas County has numerous family cemeteries, many of which are mentioned in the sources. These cemeteries offer a glimpse into the history of the families who settled in the area. Here are some of the family cemeteries identified in the sources:

• Bolar Cemetery This cemetery is located on the William Hughart Revercomb homeplace in Bath County, Virginia.
• Wilfong Cemetery.
• Wallace Cemetery, located in Williamsville.
• Chestnut Family Cemetery in Mountain Grove.
• Warwick Family Cemetery at Fort Dinwiddie.
• Nelson Cemetery, located below Frost on Kenneth Kelley's farm.
• Mary Thomas Meeks Cemetery, also called Stony Bottom Cemetery.
• John Moore Cemetery at Millpoint.
• McCarthy Cemetery on Droop.
• Hee Cemetery, in Buckeye.
• William Kelley Cemetery, located on Browns Creek Rd, near Kenneth Swigers House.
• Jonas Kelley Cemetery, located on the Andy Taylor farm near the Wesley Chapel Church.
• John Kelley Cemetery, on Browns Mt..
• Sampson Cemetery, located at the head of what is called Opossum Hollow.
• Washington Herold Cemetery, located on route 39 across from Katherine Kelleys house near Frost.
• Lanty Lockridge Cemetery, located on route 39 across from Floyd Davis Jr. house.
• Beverage Cemetery, in Buckeye.
• Cook Cemetery, located below the Seebert Church.
• Slayton Cemetery, on Dewey Lambert Rd.
• Lambert Cemetery, on top of Elk Mt.
• Kellison Cemetery, located in Watago State Park.
• Workman Cemetery, located in Watago Park.
• McLaughlin Cemetery, near Huntersville.
• "Criss" Dilley Cemetery, in Dunmore.
• Josiah Dilley Cemetery.
• Mount Zion Cemetery.
• Peter Collins Cemetery, on the Elmer McLaughlin farm.
• Brown Baby Cemetery, near Arbovale.
• Smith Cemetery, in Edray.
• Smith Cemetery, in Millpoint.
• Smith Cemetery, in Buckeye.
• Gragg Cemetery, on Back Mt. between Cass and Durbin.
• Sol Lambert Cemetery, in Pine Tree Acres.
• Varner Cemetery, on Top Allegany Mt.
• Soldiers Cemetery, on Top Allegany Mt.
• Confederate Cemetery, on Top Allegany Mt.
• Sampson Buzzard or Warwick Shinnaberry Cemetery.
• Howard Buzzard Cemetery.
• Frank Wilfong Cemetery, near Arbovale.
• Sugar Loaf Cemetery, Arbovale.
• Ruckman Cemetery.
• St. Michael Church Cemetery #2.
• Reed Cemetery, located in Hill Country.
• Sunset Cemetery.
• Stony Bottom Cemetery.
• Moore Cemetery near Huntersville.
• William Sheets Cemetery, on the Sheets Road.
• Zane Grimes Cemetery, on the Guy Brown farm.
• Edray Cemetery, located at Edray.
• Cochran Cemetery, on Stony Creek.
• Poage Cemetery, in the town of Marlinton.
• Atla Price Cemetery, in the town of Marlinton.
• Cloonan Cemetery, on Earl Kee Farm, Bucks Run.
• Gibson or Gay Cemetery, on George Gibson farm, above Pocahontas Fair Grounds.
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, at Mt. Pleasant Church.
• LeMaster Cemetery.
• Bragg Cemetery, at Pine Srave.
• Wade Cemetery, at Millgap, Virginia.
• Cleek Cemetery, on Knapps Creek.
• Calhoun Cemetery.
• Kelley Cemetery, located up Church Hollow.
• Tacy Cemetery, in Cass WV.
• Hively Cemetery.
• Deer Creek Cemetery, at Cass.
• Dean Cemetery.
• Bowers Cemetery, located on the hill behind Charles Youngs house near Frost.
• Whiting Cemetery, on Droop Mt.
• Beaver Creek Cemetery.

The sources also mention that some cemeteries are uncared for, and graves are unmarked. For example, the Frank Wilfong Cemetery is on land that belonged to Daniel Eye, and graves are not marked. The Washington Herold Cemetery markers are level with the ground. Additionally, some cemeteries have only a few marked graves, and many unmarked graves. The Wallace Cemetery has only one identifiable headstone, and only four or five unmarked graves can be recognized.

Many of these cemeteries contain the remains of early settlers and their families, and in some cases, veterans of various wars, such as the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The sources indicate that John Galford, a Confederate soldier, was wounded at Gettysburg and died at Chimborazo hospital in Richmond. Also, Joseph Baxter was a Federal soldier who died of wounds in Kanawha County, and George Baxter was a Confederate soldier who died a prisoner.

The sources also show that some families have members buried in multiple locations. For instance, members of the Young family are buried in Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, and West Virginia. Additionally, the Cochran Cemetery is owned by the Public and was willed to the public by William Cochran, Sen. The sources also provide information about the locations of some cemeteries, often giving directions or landmarks to assist in finding them. For example, the Reed Cemetery is located on the Hill Country Road, past the sand and gravel pit, near Craig Sharps farm. The LeMaster Cemetery No. 2 is located on the Back Mt. Road from Durbin to Cass, near a water tank.

The sources provide a wealth of information about family cemeteries in Pocahontas County. These cemeteries serve as a valuable historical resource, offering insights into the lives and families of the area's past.