A visit to the McGinnis 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 McGinnis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGinnis Cemetery:
37.8337, -81.3379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McGinnis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McGinnis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Athey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Flashman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flashman Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Rorrer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Rorrer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Covey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Snuffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
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 McGinnis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Zada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Tolleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Glen White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
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- Wickham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
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- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Pineknob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
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- Crab Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- MacArthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Sprague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
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- Skelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Naoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Sophia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kilsyth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
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 McGinnis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGinnis 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 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 McGinnis 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 McGinnis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1543001 (McGinnis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543001 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: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for McGinnis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8337231 Lon: -81.3378827
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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- McGinnis 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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