A visit to the Tyree 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 Tyree Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tyree Cemetery:
37.8829, -81.2609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the south southeast of the Tyree Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Tyree Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tyree Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maynor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Biggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Pax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Workman Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively 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 Tyree Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tyree Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pax
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Sweeneyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Bradley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Kilsyth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Oak Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Old Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sprague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Stanaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Piney View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Zada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- MacArthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mabscott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Beckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Stick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tolleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
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 Tyree 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 Tyree 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 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 Tyree 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 Tyree Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548451 (Tyree Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548451 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: 571 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Tyree Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8828897 Lon: -81.2609379
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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 '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- Tyree 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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