A visit to the Sweeney 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 Sweeney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweeney Cemetery:
37.8476, -81.2673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweeney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweeney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sweeney Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
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- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Athey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athey Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Pax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard 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 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 Stover Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Pax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Old Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Skelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Kilsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
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- Tolleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- MacArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- 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)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Stanaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Glen White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Crab Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piney View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- White Oak Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1547795 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: 563 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for Sweeney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8476124 Lon: -81.2673262
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweeney 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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