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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 Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery

Lat:   37.5307°   (37° 31' 50")

Lon:   -81.2575°   (-81° 15' 26")

The Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<1>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Raleigh County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rhodell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
      • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Bud
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Bud is located in Wyoming County
    • Eastgulf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
      • Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
    • Weyanoke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
    • Matoaka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Helen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
      • Helen is located in Raleigh County
    • Mullens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
      • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <4>
    • Lashmeet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
      • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
    • Princewick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
      • Princewick is located in Raleigh County
    • Coal City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Raleigh County
    • Stotesbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
    • Slab Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
      • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Northfork
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
        • Northfork is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>
      • Flipping
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flipping have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
        • Flipping is located in Mercer County
      • Montcalm
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montcalm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
        • Montcalm is located in Mercer County
      • Sophia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
        • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <4>
      • Keystone
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
        • Keystone is located in McDowell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
      • Elkhorn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
        • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
      • Johnston Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
        • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
      • Pemberton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
        • Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
      • Glen White
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
        • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
      • Coopers
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
        • Coopers is located in Mercer County
      • Bramwell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Freeman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
        • Freeman is located in Mercer County
      • Littlesburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
        • Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
      • Princeton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
      • Shady Spring
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
        • Tilden is located in Raleigh County
      • Crab Orchard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
      • Lester
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Lester is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people

    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 Mt. Pisgah Church 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 Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Keystone
    • Matoaka
    • Mullens
      • Mullens lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mullens.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
    • Princeton
    • Sophia
      • Sophia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sophia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Milam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milam Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
    • Brammer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bud Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    • Matoaka Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matoaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matoaka Cemetery
    • Prosperity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Lilly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lilly Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
    • Bower Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bower Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • Mitchem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchem Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchem Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Algoma Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Algoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Algoma Cemetery is located in McDowell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Algoma Cemetery
      • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      • Meador Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meador Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meador Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meador Cemetery
      • Hatcher Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatcher Cemetery
      • Rotenberry Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rotenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rotenberry Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rotenberry Cemetery
      • Coffee Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Harless Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harless Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harless Cemetery
      • Hall Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Neal Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
      • Robinett Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinett Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinett Cemetery
      • Ross Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ross Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Dunns Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dunns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunns Cemetery
      • Hatcher Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatcher Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5307, Longitude: -81.2575    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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