Relocated cemeteries in Summers, West Virginia

Following are the statistics on the 26 cemeteries known to have been relocated by The Corps of Engineers during the Bluestone Dam Project. All but numbers 17, 18, and 19 were originally in Summers County, WV. Those three were in the portion of Giles County, VA above Glen Lyn. Number 16 was on the state border and may have also been in Giles County.

The Corps of Engineers logged every grave in these cemeteries before their relocation and drafted maps which showed the original cemetery layout and the records should be in their Huntington, WV office.

Unknown Cemetery - located on Bluestone R., Summers Co. Number of graves - 1. Relocated to Crews site

Flatfield Cemetery - located near mouth of Bluestone R. Number of graves - 95. Relocated to - Crew, Indian Mills and Greenbrier sites

Haynes Cemetery - located E of New R., S of mouth of Bluestone R. Number of graves - 99. Relocated to Greenbrier and Indian Mills sites

Unnamed Cemetery - located close to number 3. Number of graves - 2. Located - Greenbrier.

Unnamed Cemetery - located W of New River Opposite Bertha. Number of graves - 11. located to Crews site.

Barker Cemetery - located Just south of of No. 5. Number of graves - 23. Located to Crews site.

Unnamed Cemetery - located across New River from No. 6. Number of graves - 4. Located to Indian Mills site.

Smith Cemetery - located E of New River, opposite Warford. No. of graves - 3. Located to Greenbrier site.

Bull Falls Cemetery - located close to No 7 at the curve of R. No. of graves 27. Located to Greenbrier site.

Buffalo Cemetery, located E of N River, S of Warford. No. of graves - 27. Located to Indian Mills site

S. part of cemetery - located at 29, Crump's Bottom. Number of graves - (not given). Located to Greenbrier & Peterstown site.

Slave cemetery - located near No. 10. No. of graves - 21. Located to Indian Mills.

Unnamed Cemetery - located, S of Crump's bottom, on Cedar Br. No. of graves - 22. Located to Indian Mills.

Unnamed Cemetery - located W of New River, near Carew. No. of graves - 4. Located to Indian Mills site.

Caperton Cemetery, located W of New River at mouth of Island Creek. No. of graves - 36. Located to Peterstown.

Walker Cemetery - located E of New River near Neponset. No. of graves - 15. Located to - Indiana Mills.

Unnamed Cemetery - located E Of New River, opposite Roundbottom Creek. No. of graves 29. Located to Indian Mills.

Unnamed Cemetery - located E of New River in Giles Co., at Horseshoe. No. of graves - 25. Located to Peterstown.

McClaugherty Cemetery - located E of New River in Giles County at Coopers Branch. No. of graves - 8. Located to Peterstown.

Slave Cemetery - located Below No. 18 at Smith Branch. No. of graves - 3. Located to Indian Mills.

Halstead Cemetery - located Near Indian Mills, Summers Co. No. of graves - 17. Located to Indian Mills.

Unnamed Cemetery - located On Bluestone River, Summers Co. No. of graves - 4. Located to Crews site.

Tolliver - Meador Cemetery - located W of No 21 on Bluestone River. No. of graves - 27. Located to Crews and Indian Mills.

Lilly Cemetery - located on Bluestone River, opposite Lilly. No. of graves - 149. Located to Crews site.

Unnamed Cemetery - located on Bluestone River near Ellison. No. of graves - 1. Located to Crews site.

Peters - Anderson Cemetery - located S of Lick Creek, near Mercer Salt. No. of graves - 10. Located to Butler, Resthaven and Peterstown. Also 7 unidentified graves outside fenced cemetery.

[Source: The History of Summers Co., WV - 1984, by Summers County Historical Society - page 57
Transcribed by Janet Martin]