A visit to the Wilder Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilder Cemetery:
36.7306, -83.6644
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilder Cemetery.<4>
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 Hurst Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Knuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knuckle Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Buell Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Kettle Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Miracle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Cemetery
- Taylors Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylors Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway.
- 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.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Calvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Dorton Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Varilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Jenson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Miracle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Arjay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Callaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Fourmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- 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)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Flat Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Premier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Stony Fork Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Harrogate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Dewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Stoney Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
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.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #506744 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Bell
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middlesboro North
- Location given for Wilder Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7306408 Lon: -83.6643611
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilder Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |