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A visit to the Sweeney Cemetery ...


The location of the Sweeney Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sweeney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweeney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweeney Cemetery

Lat:   37.8476°   (37° 50' 51")

Lon:   -81.2673°   (-81° 16' 2")

The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the southeast of the Sweeney Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sweeney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Raleigh County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sweeney Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweeney Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweeney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sweeneyburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
      • Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
    • Harper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Prosperity
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
    • Bradley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Raleigh County
    • Pax
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Old Mill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
      • Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
    • Wickham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
      • Wickham is located in Raleigh County
    • Sprague
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
    • Skelton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
      • Skelton is located in Raleigh County
    • Kilsyth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
      • Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
    • Fairdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Tolleys
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
        • Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
      • MacArthur
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for MacArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacArthur
        • MacArthur is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacArthur <4>
      • Mabscott
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
        • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Beckley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White Stick
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
        • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
      • Stanaford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
        • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
      • Mount Hope
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
      • Zada
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
        • Zada is located in Raleigh County
      • Lester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Lester is located in Raleigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Glen White
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
        • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
      • Crab Orchard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
      • Piney View
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
        • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
      • Raleigh
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
        • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
      • Redstar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redstar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
        • Redstar is located in Fayette County
      • Arnett
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

    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 Sweeney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweeney Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sweeney Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweeney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Biggs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biggs Cemetery
    • William Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Williams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153404 <7>
    • Maynor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynor Cemetery
    • Maynor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynor Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Turner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80138 <7>
    • Harper Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Clay Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
    • Tyree Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Stover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Daniel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
      • McGinnis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Wiseman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiseman Cemetery
      • Meadows Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Athey Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athey Cemetery
      • Snuffer Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snuffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snuffer Cemetery
      • Pax Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pax Cemetery
      • Sutphin Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutphin Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Lafferty Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafferty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafferty Cemetery
      • Shepard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepard Cemetery
      • Stover Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
      • Stover Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
      • Dillon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
      • Lucas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Tulliver Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulliver Cemetery
      • Aliff Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aliff Cemetery
      • Calfee Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Mt. TaborCemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
      • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Sweeney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1547795  (Sweeney Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1547795 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Eccles
      • County: Raleigh         Elev: 563
      • Location given for GNIS #1547795 (Sweeney Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sweeney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8476, Longitude: -81.2673       In this case, the coordinates for the Sweeney Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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