Prison Cemetery
Prison Cemetery is a cemetery in Marshall, West Virginia. Prison Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Limestone, as well as near Knoxville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Virginia Penitentiary and Grave Creek Mound.
West Virginia Penitentiary
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995. The site is now being maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. West Virginia Penitentiary is situated 2 miles west of Prison Cemetery.
Grave Creek Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter. Grave Creek Mound is situated 2½ miles west of Prison Cemetery.
Bushrod Washington Price House
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Bushrod Washington Price House, also known as the Price-Burley House, is a historic home located at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in a Greek Revival / I-house style. Bushrod Washington Price House is situated 2 miles northwest of Prison Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moundsville and Limestone.
Moundsville
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census.
Limestone
Hamlet
Limestone is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named for deposits of limestone near the original town site. Limestone is situated 3½ miles northeast of Prison Cemetery.
Knoxville
Hamlet
Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named after William Knox, the proprietor of a local mill. Knoxville is situated 4 miles southeast of Prison Cemetery.
Prison Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.90924° or 39° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
-80.70147° or 80° 42′ 5″ westElevation
732 feet (223 metres)Open location code
86FXW75X+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 356520466OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4819097
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