A visit to the Wigal 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 Wigal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wigal Cemetery:
39.1281, -81.7243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wigal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wigal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wigal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wigal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wigal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kibble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
- Reedsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Congrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Congrove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congrove Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
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- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Seebaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Seebaugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seebaugh Cemetery
- Fleak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fleak Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleak Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schultz Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79828 <5>
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] of the Wigal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wigal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Youba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Willowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Coolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Lubeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vanderhoof
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Blennerhassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Redbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Spiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wigal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Wigal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549123 (Wigal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549123 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lubeck
- Location given for Wigal Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1281333 Lon: -81.7242972
- 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 Wood, 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- Wigal 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. |