A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
38.5117, -82.4932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Willis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myrtle Ridge Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Maddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maddy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddy Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Currington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Currington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currington Cemetery
- Bazell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bazell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazell Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Brammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brammer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pomaria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria Cemetery
- Brammey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brammey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammey Cemetery
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bald Knob Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Ice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Freewill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- The Centenary Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Centenary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296922 <5>
- Old Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Centenary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Centenary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Centenary Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Linnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378431 <5>
- Murnaham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Murnaham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnaham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Andis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Aid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Kitts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sybene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Scottown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Cliffside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Proctorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Coal Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Athalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Millseat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
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 Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Chesapeake
- Guyandotte
- Huntington
- Kenova
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1077196 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1077196 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aid
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5117478 Lon: -82.493212
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Willis 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. |
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