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Branch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery is in Hampshire County, West Virginia, near the community of Three Churches along State Route 5, also known as Jersey Mountain Road. The cemetery adjoins Branch Mountain United Methodist Church, one of three historic white-frame churches that gave the surrounding community its name. ([sah-archipedia.org](https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-HM7?utm_source=openai)) The associated church is identified in a state architectural survey as dating to 1898 and features a front-gabled form, lancet and rose-window details, and an asymmetrical bell tower. ([wvculture.org](https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Capon-chapel.pdf?utm_source=openai)) The cemetery is included in Hampshire County’s historic cemetery inventory as site 46-HM-224, with recorded coordinates near 39°23′51″N, 78°39′20″W. ([historichampshire.org](https://www.historichampshire.org/cems/cems-shpo.htm?utm_source=openai)) Cemetery photographs, names, and local research materials are available through Hampshire County historical and genealogical projects, which may assist visitors researching burials. ([historichampshire.org](https://www.historichampshire.org/cems/branch1.htm?utm_source=openai))
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