Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Old Catholic Cemetery
By J. J. Prats, June 22, 2014
1. Old Catholic Cemetery Marker
About 500 graves of early Grafton
settlers, dating 1857-1917, are in
old cemetery located on land given
by Sarah Fetterman to St Augustine
Catholic Church. Headstones include
names of Irish and German emigrants.
Buried here is Thomas McGraw, B&O
Railroad construction supervisor,
local merchant and father of John
T.—lawyer, banker, politician, and
coal, railroad and lumber developer.Erected 1982 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) 🚂, and the West Virginia Archives and History series lists.
Location. 39° 20.66′ N, 80° 1.444′ W. Marker is in Grafton, West Virginia, in Taylor County. Marker is at the intersection of North Pike Street (U.S. 50) and West Wifford Street, on the right when traveling west on North Pike Street. Across from the Grafton City Hospital. Touch for map
By J. J. Prats, June 22, 2014
2. Old Catholic Cemetery Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grafton (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Campaign (approx. ¼ mile away); Valley Falls (approx. 0.9 miles away); Taylor County World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Federal Dam (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fallen But Not Forgotten (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Grafton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Thornsbury Bailey Brown (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grafton.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of the graves of Thomas McGraw and his son. • Can you help?
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