A visit to the Goodson 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 Goodson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodson Cemetery:
37.7876, -80.9600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Goodson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Goodson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171413 <5>
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Colmans Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Colmans Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Beechnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beechnut Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut Cemetery
- The Beechnut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charles Harrah Cemetery
- Harrah Cemetery
- Jim Harrah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2608668 <5>
- William Kidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The William Kidwell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Kidwell Cemetery
- The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kidwell Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Plumley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Meadows Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- Royal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Royal Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Restwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Restwood Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restwood Cemetery
- Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
- Wickline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wickline Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickline Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989932 <5>
- Hall Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Shady Spring.
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Watts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494974 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Layland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Layland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Cemetery
- The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Knob Church 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 Goodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abraham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Sandstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Quinnimont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Meadow Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Prince
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Clifftop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jumping Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Spring Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Piney View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Stanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- White Stick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Packs Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
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 Goodson 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 Goodson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Goodson 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 Goodson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586361 (Goodson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586361 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
- Topo Map Name: Meadow Creek
- Location given for Goodson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.787589 Lon: -80.9599973
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodson 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. |
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