A visit to the Slab Fork 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 Slab Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slab Fork Cemetery:
37.7034, -81.2957
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slab Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slab Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the northeast of the Slab Fork Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Slab Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slab Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cannaday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
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- Snuffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78339 <5>
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Slab Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slab Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stotesbury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Slab Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Sophia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tolleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Ury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Princewick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eastgulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- MacArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Tilden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Beckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
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 Slab Fork Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slab Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Slab Fork 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 Slab Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546890 (Slab Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546890 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: 808 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lester
- Location given for Slab Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7034475 Lon: -81.2956576
- 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- Slab Fork 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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