A visit to the Clay 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 Clay Cemetery ...
The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aliff Cemetery
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Athey Cemetery
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Calfee Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Chambers Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Covey Cemetery
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dillon Cemetery
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Flashman Cemetery
- The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Lucas Cemetery
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- 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 <2>
- McGinnis Cemetery
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Meadows Cemetery
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. TaborCemetery
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Snuffer Cemetery
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Snuffer Cemetery
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Trump Cemetery
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Trump Cemetery
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Tulliver Cemetery
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Turner Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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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 Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arnett
- Beckley
- Bolt
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Bradley
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Crab Orchard
- Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper
- Lester
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Mabscott
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- MacArthur
- Old Mill Village
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pemberton
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
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- Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
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- Redbird
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
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- Skelton
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
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- Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
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- Sophia
- Sprague
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
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- Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
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- Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
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- Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
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- Tilden
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
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- Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
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- Ury
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
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- White Stick
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
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- Wickham
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
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- Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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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 Clay Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537364 (Clay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537364 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: 632 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clay Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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