A visit to the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Taylor Cemetery:
37.8876, -81.3643
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Taylor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Taylor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Workman Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunbar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Moles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Scarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scarbrough Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbrough Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Cantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rorrer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Artie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Artie Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Naoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Sweeneyburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Fairdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Stickney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Bolt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Tolleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Kilsyth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Packsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Wickham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Mabscott
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Old Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Sprague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Skelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Whipple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Janie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547923 (Taylor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547923 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: 519 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Taylor Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8876108 Lon: -81.364273
- 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' (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- Taylor 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. |