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A visit to the Clay Cemetery ...


The location of the Clay Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Cemetery

Lat:   37.8326°   (37° 49' 57")

Lon:   -81.3945°   (-81° 23' 40")

The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Clay Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Zada
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
      • Zada is located in Raleigh County
    • Arnett
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fairdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
    • Naoma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
      • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
    • Tolleys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
      • Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
    • Harper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweeneyburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
      • Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
    • Dorothy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
      • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
    • Lester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Lester is located in Raleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Pax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Stickney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
    • Glen White
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
      • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Roseville ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
        • Roseville is located in Fayette County
      • Montcoal
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
        • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
      • Slab Fork
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
        • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
      • Crab Orchard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
      • Mabscott
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
        • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Old Mill Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
        • Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
      • Wickham
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
        • Wickham is located in Raleigh County
      • Prosperity
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
        • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
      • Kopperston
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
        • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
      • Stotesbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
        • Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
      • Sophia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
        • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <4>
      • MacArthur
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for MacArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacArthur
        • MacArthur is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacArthur <4>
      • Beckley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sprague
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
        • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
      • Skelton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
        • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
      • Bradley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Raleigh County
      • Packsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
        • Packsville is located in Raleigh County

    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.

    • Beckley
    • Sophia

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Clay Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Price Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Rorrer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rorrer Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cantley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantley Cemetery
    • Wills Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Honaker Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honaker Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honaker Cemetery
    • Wills Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scarbrough Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scarbrough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scarbrough Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scarbrough Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • McGinnis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Massey Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • McGinnis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Massey Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • Bailey Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Lafferty Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafferty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafferty Cemetery
      • Richmond Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • Bradford Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Sarrett Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett Cemetery
      • Eunice Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eunice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eunice Cemetery
      • Cook Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Milam Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milam Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
      • Hurst Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Tabor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Daniels Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Dillon Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1537366  (Clay Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1537366 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Arnett
      • County: Raleigh         Elev: 537
      • Location given for GNIS #1537366 (Clay Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8326, Longitude: -81.3945       In this case, the coordinates for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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