A visit to the Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wildwood Cemetery (FG ID #80290).
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 Wildwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wildwood Cemetery:
37.7734, -81.1726
The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the west northwest of the Wildwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wildwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wildwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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 west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel 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
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
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<3> of the Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beckley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- MacArthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Stick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wickham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tilden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daniels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanaford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Glen White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sophia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Shady Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeneyburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Wildwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wildwood 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 Wildwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80290
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549142 (Wildwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549142 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: 730 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Wildwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7734482 Lon: -81.1723217
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood 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. |