Bess Cemetery
Bess Cemetery is a cemetery in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Bess Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Tyler Mountain, as well as near the islet Wilson Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilson Island and Criel Mound.
Wilson Island
Islet
Wilson Island is a bar island on the Kanawha River in South Charleston, West Virginia. I-64's bridge over the Kanawha River into the city crosses over the island.
Criel Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. Criel Mound is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bess Cemetery.
South Charleston High School
School
South Charleston High School is a public high school in West Virginia serving grades 9 through 12. It is located south of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood. South Charleston High School is situated 2½ miles south of Bess Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyler Mountain and Dunbar.
Tyler Mountain
Hamlet
Tyler Mountain is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Tyler Mountain is located at the junction of State routes 62 and 501, 5.5 miles west-northwest of Charleston.
Dunbar
Town
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,479 at the 2020 census.
Institute
Hamlet
Institute is an unincorporated community on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Interstate 64 and West Virginia Route 25 pass by the community, which has grown to intermingle with nearby Dunbar. Institute is situated 2½ miles west of Bess Cemetery.
Bess Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.37916° or 38° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
-81.72431° or 81° 43′ 28″ westElevation
906 feet (276 metres)Open location code
86CW97HG+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1119037710OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4798738
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