A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
36.9893, -82.6507
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the east southeast of the Wells Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Screech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Screech Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screech Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Stidham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stidham Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham Cemetery
- Strength Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Strength Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strength Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Canepatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Canepatch Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Esserville.
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Robinett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Wheatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stapleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stapleton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Esserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Eolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Mayking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Haddonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Ermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Lano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cromona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Tolliver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Farraday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Bellcraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Coeburn
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Norton
- Whitesburg
- Wise
- Wise lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wells Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488229 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488229 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 714 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9892663 Lon: -82.650713
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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 Virginia's counties, including Wise, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells 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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