A visit to the Saint Sebastians 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 St. Sebastians Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Sebastians Cemetery:
37.7693, -81.1937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Sebastians Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Sebastians Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the north northeast of the St. Sebastians Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Sebastians Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Sebastians Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Teel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Teel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teel Cemetery is located in Sprague.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442963 <5>
- Calfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warden Family Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Shady Spring.
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Russ Lilly Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ Lilly Cemetery
- The Russ Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Jay Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2573093 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Sebastians Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Sebastians Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beckley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- MacArthur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Wickham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Old Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Mabscott
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Crab Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- White Stick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Skelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Pemberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Stanaford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Daniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Glen White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Sweeneyburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Shady Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
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 St. Sebastians Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Sebastians Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 St. Sebastians 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 St. Sebastians Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546273 (Saint Sebastians Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546273 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: 731 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Saint Sebastians Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7692814 Lon: -81.1937113
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Sebastians 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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