A visit to the William 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 William Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Cemetery:
37.8818, -81.4798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the William Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the William Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Adkins - Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
- The Adkins - Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Noma UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244234 <5>
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrell Cemetery is located in Rock Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2488769 <5>
- Cantley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is located in Montcoal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258135 <5>
- Eunice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice Cemetery
- Sarrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarrett Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Scarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scarbrough Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbrough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the William Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Naoma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stickney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Montcoal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Arnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Packsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Dorothy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <6>
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Janie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Elk Run Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Twilight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bolt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Sylvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Barrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Kopperston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Marnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Pondco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
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 William Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 William 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 William Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549160 (William Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549160 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: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorothy
- Location given for William Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8817764 Lon: -81.4798305
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- William 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. |