A visit to the Billups Gap 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 Billups Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Billups Gap Cemetery:
38.1340, -82.5849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Billups Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Billups Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Billups Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Billups Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Billups Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Billups Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Hanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Preece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Preece Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preece Cemetery
- Frasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasher Cemetery
- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
- Kinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Five Forks Cemetery (?) is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks Cemetery (?)
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- See Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The See Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for See Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Hickory View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory View Cemetery
- Bartram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bartram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Matovich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Matovich Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matovich Cemetery
- Hewlett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smoky Valley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Plymal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plymal Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymal Cemetery
- Lakin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Billups Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Billups Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineral Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Potters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hubbardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Smoky Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Busseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Buchanan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
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 Billups Gap 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 Billups Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Billups Gap 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 Billups Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536009 (Billups Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536009 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: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prichard
- Location given for Billups Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1339761 Lon: -82.5848784
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Billups Gap 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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