A visit to the Bone 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 Bone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bone Cemetery:
37.8543, -81.4784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Bone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adkins - Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
- The Adkins - Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Noma UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244234 <5>
- Burl Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burl Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burl Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burl Pettry Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Naoma.
- The Burl Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79537 <5>
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrell Cemetery is located in Rock Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2488769 <5>
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
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- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Arnett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561218 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Eunice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice Cemetery
- Sarrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarrett Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pineknob
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Naoma
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Stickney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Montcoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Bolt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Packsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Dorothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kopperston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <6>
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Janie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Elk Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Bandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Sylvester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Marnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Pondco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
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 Bone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 Bone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536210 (Bone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536210 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Bone Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.854277 Lon: -81.4784409
- 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 Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bone 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. |