Short Creek Methodist Church Cemetery in West Liberty, West Virginia

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West Liberty, West Virginia, USA

Coordinates: 40.15690, -80.63890
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The Short Creek Cemetery dates from 1785 (a year after the formal introduction of Methodism to America) when it, and the adjacent Short Creek Methodist Church, were on the Redstone Methodist Church Circuit (Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia). The Cemetery holds the familial remains of historically prominent area citizens including: Hedges, Morgans, McCollochs, and Spahrs --- all early residents of Ohio County (West Virginia).

The original church was organized by Reverend Wilson Lee (while traveling in the Circuit) and deeded in 1805. The current structure was completed in 1872 and is the oldest Methodist Church in the Ohio Valley. Noted Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury consecrated the old stone meeting house on July 31, 1808, eleven years before nearby Wheeling (West Virginia) possessed a church building of any denomination. The cemetery is currently active.