A visit to the Teel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Teel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Teel Cemetery (FG ID #2442963).
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 Teel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Teel Cemetery:
37.7961, -81.1842
The Teel Cemetery is located in Sprague.
The cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the south of the Teel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Teel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Teel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Teel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Teel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Teel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beckley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Stick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skelton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wickham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Mabscott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Raleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- MacArthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clifftop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pemberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kilsyth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Teel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Teel 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 helpful 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 Teel 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 Teel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2442963
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |