A visit to the Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richmond Cemetery:
37.7693, -81.4268
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Richmond Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Richmond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bolt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Fairdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Arnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Tolleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Pineknob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Kopperston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Slab Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Naoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glen White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Stotesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keyrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Ury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Sophia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Stickney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Helen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Pemberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- MacArthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mabscott
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Montcoal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
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 Richmond Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545559 (Richmond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545559 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: 637 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Richmond Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7692791 Lon: -81.4267715
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richmond 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. |