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:
37.8271, -81.4162
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 Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Wills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Sarrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Eunice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Flashman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Zada
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Arnett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redbird
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Pineknob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Naoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
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- Tolleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
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- Stickney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
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- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sweeneyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
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- Montcoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
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- Dorothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
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- Glen White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Kopperston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
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- Slab Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Packsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
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- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
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- Wickham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
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- Prosperity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
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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 Raleigh 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 first turn to 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 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549202 (Wills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549202 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: 519 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Wills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8270558 Lon: -81.4162171
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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 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 '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- 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. |