A visit to the Cannaday 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 Cannaday Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cannaday Cemetery:
37.7312, -81.2665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cannaday Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the northeast of the Cannaday Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cannaday Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cannaday Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- 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
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Slab Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tulliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonald Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Fairdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79112 <5>
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Cannaday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cannaday Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen White
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Sophia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lester
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Pemberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Crab Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tolleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Stotesbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- MacArthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Slab Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Wickham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Princewick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Beckley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Eastgulf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Daniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Stick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Skelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Sweeneyburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
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 Cannaday Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cannaday 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 Cannaday 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 Cannaday Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537002 (Cannaday Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537002 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: 786 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lester
- Location given for Cannaday Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7312254 Lon: -81.2664908
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cannaday 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. |