A visit to the Alley 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 Alley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alley Cemetery:
38.2484, -82.5365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the east southeast of the Alley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Alley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Hatton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Damron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wronk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wronk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wronk Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hatten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatten Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatten Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- Durbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Buchanan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Potters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- Bolton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hodges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Boltsfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Estep ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Kenova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Effie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ceredo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Alley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Ceredo
- Kenova
- Louisa
- Wayne
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 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1534892 (Alley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534892 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for Alley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2484174 Lon: -82.5365452
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |