A visit to the Beckley 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 Beckley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beckley Cemetery:
38.7943, -81.4382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beckley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east of the Beckley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beckley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Beckley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beckley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Eventide Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eventide Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
- Spencer Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Board Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Gandeeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gandeeville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Millerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Callow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callow Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camelite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Shadydale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shadydale Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadydale Cemetery
- Swank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Swank Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swank Cemetery
- McKown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McKown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKown Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox 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 Beckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beckley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Hereford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Statts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Meadowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Cicerone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rocksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
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 Beckley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Beckley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Beckley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535463 (Beckley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535463 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peniel
- Location given for Beckley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7942544 Lon: -81.4381772
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Roane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beckley 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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