A visit to the Wilbur 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 Wilbur Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilbur Cemetery (FG ID #80289).
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 Wilbur Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilbur Cemetery:
39.3784, -80.8245
The Wilbur Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wilbur Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilbur Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wilbur Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilbur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Arnold Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Creek Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Creek Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Pierpont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Piggott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piggott Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buck Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Run Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnthouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnthouse Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnthouse Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Duckworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth Cemetery
- Ruley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ruley Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruley Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilbur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilbur Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Moses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pennsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adlai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Wilbur Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilbur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- Pennsboro
- West Union
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 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 Wilbur Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tyler 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 Wilbur Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80289
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678922 (Wilbur Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678922 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: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Wilbur Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3784144 Lon: -80.8245498
- 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 Tyler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilbur 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. |