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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. 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 Goodson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.7876°   (37° 47' 15")

Lon:   -80.9600°   (-80° 57' 35")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Colmans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Colmans Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • 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 Summers County
  • Beechnut Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechnut Cemetery
    • The Beechnut Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Kidwell Cemetery
    • The William Kidwell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kidwell Cemetery
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Summers County
  • Plumley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Adkins Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkins Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Adkins Family Cemetery is located in Summers County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454122 <5>
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Meadows Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Family Cemetery
    • The Meadows Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Royal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Royal Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Royal Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Restwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restwood Cemetery is located in Summers County
    • Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
      • The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery is located in Summers County
      • The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hicks Cemetery
      • Hix Cemetery
    • Wickline Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wickline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wickline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wickline Cemetery is located in Summers County
    • Patton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Shady Spring.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layland Cemetery
      • The Layland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
    • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
  • Sandstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Richmond ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Summers County
  • Quinnimont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
    • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
  • Grandview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
  • Meadow Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Royal ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Raleigh County
  • Prince
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
    • Brooklin is located in Summers County
  • Hinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McKendree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
    • McKendree is located in Fayette County
  • Clifftop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
    • Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Daniels
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <7>
    • Shady Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jumping Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
      • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
      • Nimitz is located in Summers County
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
    • Terry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Terry is located in Raleigh County
    • Beaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellepoint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
    • Spring Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
      • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
    • Piney View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Stanaford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
      • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
    • White Stick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
      • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
    • Raleigh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
    • Packs Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
      • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff has also been known as:
      • Stone Cliff
    • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
      • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
      • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
      • Swell Knob
    • Bellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Fayette 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 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.

  • Hinton
    • Hinton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Goodson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton

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 helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #2586361 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: Meadow Creek
    • County: Raleigh
    • Location given for GNIS #2586361 (Goodson 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Goodson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7876, Longitude: -80.9600       In this case, the coordinates for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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