A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
38.0101, -82.3274
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perry Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Ridge Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Copley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley Cemetery
- Jarett Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades Cemetery
- Adkins White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adkins White Cemetery is located in Morgan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins White Cemetery
- Pat Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pat Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Maynard Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Matty Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Jonas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jonas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Queens Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Queens Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Queens Ridge Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Dunlow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79635 <5>
- Queen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Cove Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wewanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Hode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Harts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Whirlwind
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nestlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Warfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Dingess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Beauty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Spears ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544724 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544724 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kiahsville
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0100937 Lon: -82.3273671
- 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 Wayne, 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- Perry 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. |