A visit to the Willey 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 Willey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willey Cemetery:
39.5840, -80.5768
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willey Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Willey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Willey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chutes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chutes Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Burchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchfield Cemetery
- Utt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Utt Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utt Cemetery
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kilcoyne Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilcoyne Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Shuman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shuman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Low Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Low Gap Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
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- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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 Willey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kodol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hundred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Bannen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Childs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Kausooth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mannington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
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 Willey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willey 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 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 Willey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Willey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717775 (Willey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717775 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Run
- Location given for Willey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5839716 Lon: -80.5767569
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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 Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Willey 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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