A visit to the Wills 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 Wills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wills Cemetery:
37.8709, -82.3624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wills Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Baisden Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Spaulding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Small Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Small Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Newsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Baisden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baisden Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meade & Messer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Parsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Chaffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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- Spaulding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greyeagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
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- Warfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Beauty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Wilsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
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- Inez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Debord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dingess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
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- Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
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- Chattaroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
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- Whirlwind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
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- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
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- South Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Troy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Kiahsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
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 Wills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wills 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 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549204 (Wills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549204 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Naugatuck
- Location given for Wills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8709296 Lon: -82.3623673
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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 Mingo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wills 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. |