A visit to the Bradford 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 Bradford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bradford Cemetery:
37.8493, -81.4407
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bradford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Bradford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Honaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker Cemetery
- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- 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
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
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- Scarbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Scarbrough Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbrough Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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>
- Bone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rorrer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pineknob
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Zada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Naoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Redbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Stickney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Montcoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Dorothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Packsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kopperston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Tolleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Janie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Glen White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Elk Run Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Twilight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
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 Bradford 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 Bradford 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 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 Bradford 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 Bradford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536282 (Bradford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536282 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: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Bradford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8492775 Lon: -81.4406624
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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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradford 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. |