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A visit to the Wilder Cemetery ...


The location of the Wilder Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Wilder Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilder Cemetery

Lat:   36.7306°   (36° 43' 50")

Lon:   -83.6644°   (-83° 39' 51")

The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the northwest of the Wilder Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wilder Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Bell County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wilder Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilder Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilder Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wasioto
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
      • Wasioto is located in Bell County
    • Calvin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Bell County
    • Pineville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Straight Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
      • Straight Creek is located in Bell County
    • Dorton Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
      • Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
    • Varilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
      • Varilla is located in Bell County
    • Jenson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
      • Jenson is located in Bell County
    • Miracle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
      • Miracle is located in Bell County
    • Kettle Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
      • Kettle Island is located in Bell County
    • Arjay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
      • Arjay is located in Bell County
    • Callaway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
      • Callaway is located in Bell County
    • Fourmile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Sims Fork
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
        • Sims Fork is located in Bell County
      • Rella
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
        • Rella is located in Bell County
      • Ingram
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
        • Ingram is located in Bell County
      • Flat Lick
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
        • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
      • Middlesboro
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland Gap
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wheeler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
      • Trosper
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
        • Trosper is located in Knox County
      • Warren
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Warren is located in Knox County
      • Wheeler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Knox County
      • Edgewood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Bell County
      • Walker
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Stony Fork Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
        • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
      • Harrogate
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
        • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
      • Shawanee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
        • Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Dewitt
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
        • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Stoney Fork
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
        • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wilder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilder Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilder Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilder Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hurst Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Greene Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Knuckle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knuckle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knuckle Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Slusher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slusher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slusher Cemetery
    • Buell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Buell Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buell Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wallsend Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wallsend Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Wallsend Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallsend Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76439 <7>
    • Peavier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peavier Cemetery
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Greene Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
      • Kettle Island Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kettle Island Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Kettle Island Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kettle Island Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74705 <7>
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74332 <7>
      • Hendrickson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bratcher Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratcher Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Miracle Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miracle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miracle Cemetery
      • Taylors Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Taylors Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylors Cemetery
      • Gross Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wilder Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #506744  (Wilder Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #506744 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Middlesboro North
      • County: Bell         Elev: 336
      • Location given for GNIS #506744 (Wilder Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilder Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7306, Longitude: -83.6644       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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