Arcola Cemetery
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Arcola Cemetery

Arcola, Webster County, West Virginia, USA

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    Coordinates: 38.46633, -80.52085
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Located on the hill behind the Arcola Church this cemetery was established (according to family legend) during the flu epidemic which reached its height in 1918. The land was donated for use as a cemetery by John Henry Tyler and his wife Rachel Carpenter. They also donated nearby land for the construction of a school and church. Only about sixty markers are contained here (2000) but it is obvious that there are about that many more unmarked graves in the cemetery. The Arcola Church is located about six miles outside Cowen on the Erbacon road (Rt 9), on the left. Cemetery is visible from the church when the leaves are off the trees. A steep, rough dirt road leads to the cemetery but can only be negotiated by 4 wheel drive. Most of the graves are unmarked, without even a simple stone to mark the final resting place. Since so many graves are unmarked and it is difficult to distinguish many graves from the natural contour of the ground no attempt has been made to list the possible unmarked graves.

Located on the hill behind the Arcola Church this cemetery was established (according to family legend) during the flu epidemic which reached its height in 1918. The land was donated for use as a cemetery by John Henry Tyler and his wife Rachel Carpenter. They also donated nearby land for the construction of a school and church. Only about sixty markers are contained here (2000) but it is obvious that there are about that many more unmarked graves in the cemetery. The Arcola Church is located about six miles outside Cowen on the Erbacon road (Rt 9), on the left. Cemetery is visible from the church when the leaves are off the trees. A steep, rough dirt road leads to the cemetery but can only be negotiated by 4 wheel drive. Most of the graves are unmarked, without even a simple stone to mark the final resting place. Since so many graves are unmarked and it is difficult to distinguish many graves from the natural contour of the ground no attempt has been made to list the possible unmarked graves.

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  • Added: 26 Feb 2008
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2251150