A visit to the Lucas 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 Lucas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lucas Cemetery:
37.7932, -81.3268
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the east of the Lucas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Lucas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lucas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Athey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athey Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Flashman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flashman Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lucas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lucas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Tolleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Glen White
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Sweeneyburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Zada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- MacArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wickham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Arnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Slab Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Stotesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Sophia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Beckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sprague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Skelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Pax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Pineknob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
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 Lucas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lucas 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 professional and volunteer 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 Lucas 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 Lucas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542601 (Lucas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542601 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: 623 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for Lucas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7931685 Lon: -81.3267704
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lucas 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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