A visit to the Villers 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 Villers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Villers Cemetery (FG ID #80193).
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 Villers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Villers Cemetery:
38.9205, -81.2195
The Villers Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the east of the Villers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Villers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Villers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Villers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend Cemetery
- Maze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze Cemetery
- McCrae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Bee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Belt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
- Stalman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stalman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalman Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Hur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Slider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slider Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slider Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Betts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Goodnight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Villers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Villers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Russet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Graux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Peewee
(14 miles [22.5 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 Villers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Villers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Spencer
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 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 Villers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Villers Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80193
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548669 (Villers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548669 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Annamoriah
- Location given for Villers Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.92064 Lon: -81.219283
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Calhoun, 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- Villers 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. |