A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
36.8779, -82.7296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilbourn Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Glencoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe Cemetery
- The Glencoe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Stone Gap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50367 <5>
- Robinette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilly Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Sumners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sumners Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumners Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumners Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Appalachia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305091 <5>
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Robinett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Esserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Darnell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Partridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Dryden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Clinchport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oven Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Benham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wilson 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 first visit 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488412 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488412 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: 507 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8778753 Lon: -82.7296044
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |