A visit to the Stanley 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 Stanley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stanley Cemetery:
37.9748, -81.4487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stanley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Stanley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stanley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stanley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Dorothy
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawson Cemetery
- Estep - Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Estep - Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep - Bailey Cemetery
- The Estep - Bailey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Estep Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981275 <5>
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Mordue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Danville Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Danville Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Orgas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178298 <5>
- Moles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
- Artie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Artie Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artie Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sight Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sight Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sight Hill Cemetery
- Jarrells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarrells Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrells Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is located in Montcoal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258135 <5>
- Jarrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stanley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorothy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Packsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Janie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <6>
- Elk Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Montcoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Sylvester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Eskdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Orgas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Keith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McDunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Elkridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Bandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Twilight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Zada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Joes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Coopertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cabot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Prenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prenter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prenter
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 Stanley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stanley 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 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 Stanley 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 Stanley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547332 (Stanley Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547332 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: 762 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorothy
- Location given for Stanley Cemeteries:
- Lat: 37.9748305 Lon: -81.4487209
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanley 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. |