A visit to the Honaker 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 Honaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Honaker Cemetery:
37.8307, -81.4271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Honaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Honaker Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Honaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Honaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Honaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Honaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lafferty 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Honaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Honaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arnett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zada
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Redbird
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Pineknob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Bolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Naoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Stickney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Tolleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Montcoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Dorothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kopperston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Glen White
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Packsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Slab Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Wickham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <6>
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Bald Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
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 Honaker 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 Honaker 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 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 Honaker 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 Honaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540416 (Honaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540416 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: 503 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Honaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8306668 Lon: -81.4270506
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Honaker 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. |