A visit to the Phelps 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 Phelps Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phelps Cemetery:
37.9370, -82.2838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phelps Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phelps Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Phelps Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Phelps Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phelps Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Jonas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Meades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Meades Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meades 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 Phelps Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phelps Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dingess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Whirlwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Hode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Greyeagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Dunlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Beauty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Kiahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Pilgrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Troy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Chapmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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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 Phelps Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phelps Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Holden
- Inez
- Inez lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Phelps Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inez.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
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 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 Phelps Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Phelps Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544774 (Phelps Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544774 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilsondale
- Location given for Phelps Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9370404 Lon: -82.2837534
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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 Mingo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phelps 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |