Moundsville in Marshall County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Historic Mount Rose Cemetery

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 31, 2026

1. Historic Mount Rose Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
1799
Mount Rose Cemetery
Elizabethtown Burial Ground
Brookside Cemetery

Erected by Moundsville Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 39° 55.588′ N, 80° 44.522′ W. Marker is in Moundsville, West Virginia, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue (U.S. 250) and Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Avenue. Marker is located at the entrance to Historic Mount Rose Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Cemetery Road, Moundsville WV 26041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Foreman Massacre Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Tomlinson, Jr. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marshall County World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Toy Memories (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moundsville Historic Commercial District (approx. 0.2 miles away); 233-239 Jefferson Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away); First Homestead Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Strand Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moundsville.

Also see . . . Mount Rose Cemetery Significance.

Mount Rose Cemetery, Moundsville’s oldest cemetery, is of great historical significance to West Virginia with many gravesite stones dating back to the late 1700s. Mount Rose Cemetery is the historical burial ground for many notable 19th century citizens of Moundsville and Marshall County. Several historically significant citizens such as the founding families of Jonathan Roberts, Captain Joseph Tomlinson and Colonel J. H. Lockwood. It’s also the final resting place of author Davis A. Grubb and of G.S McFadden,
Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 31, 2026

2. Historic Mount Rose Cemetery Marker
the first warden of the W.Va. Penitentiary and last private owner of the Grave Creek Mound.

(Submitted on April 11, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.