Indian Mound Cemetery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States

Overview of Indian Mound Cemetery

• Name:
  Indian Mound Cemetery
• Place Type:
  Cemetery
• Located In:
  Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States (49%)
  
• Description (GNIS):
  The Indian Mound, which is 7 feet high and about 15 feet in diameter, is one of the largest remaining mounds in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
• History (GNIS):
  The site of a Hopewell Indian burial mound, as well as the location of Fort Pearsall, built during the French-Indian Wars. It is home to the Nation's first known Confederate monument, dedicated in September 1867. The Indian Mound Cemetery Company was incorporated by an act of the Virginia General Assembly about 1859.
• Established:
  ?
• Condition:
  ?
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:39.342598739° 20' 33.4"N

  Longitude:-78.765851078° 45' 57.1"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Romney 0.5 mi. E
  • Mechanicsburg 2.4 mi. W
  • Vance 2.9 mi. NE
  • Wapocomo 4 mi. NE
  • Shanks 4.6 mi. SE
  • Ridgedale 5 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Mount Pisgah Benevolence 0.1 mi. SW
  • Ebenezer 3.3 mi. E
  • Mill Run 3.6 mi. S
  • Bethel 4.5 mi. SE
  • Whip (Mineral County) 5.5 mi. W
  • Bever Run (Mineral County) 5.7 mi. W
  • Broad Run Graveyard 5.9 mi. N
  • Miller McCarty (Mineral County) 6.2 mi. W
  • Schoemaker (Mineral County) 6.3 mi. W
  • Leatherman (Mineral County) 6.4 mi. W
  • Greenwall (Mineral County) 6.5 mi. NW
  • Ludwick (Mineral County) 7 mi. NW
• Elevation:
  247 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  145360568
• Updated May 5, 2020