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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wills Cemetery

Lat:   37.8271°   (37° 49' 37")

Lon:   -81.4162°   (-81° 24' 58")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Wills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Lafferty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafferty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafferty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Sarrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Eunice Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eunice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eunice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Milam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milam Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hurst Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Daniels Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Flashman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flashman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flashman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Clay Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Rorrer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rorrer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Price Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Rorrer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rorrer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County

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.

  • Zada
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
    • Zada is located in Raleigh County
  • Arnett
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Redbird
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
  • Fairdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
  • Naoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
    • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
  • Tolleys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
    • Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
  • Stickney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
  • Lester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Harper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sweeneyburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweeneyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
    • Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
  • Montcoal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
    • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
  • Dorothy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glen White
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
      • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
    • Kopperston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
    • Slab Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
      • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
    • Pax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
    • Packsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
      • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
    • Crab Orchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <5>
    • Mabscott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
      • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Old Mill Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
      • Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
    • Wickham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
      • Wickham is located in Raleigh County
    • Prosperity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
    • Whitesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Boone County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
      • Lindytown is located in Boone County
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Boone County
    • Rocklick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocklick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
      • Rocklick is located in Boone County

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 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 Wills Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1549202 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Arnett
    • County: Raleigh         Elev: 519
    • Location given for GNIS #1549202 (Wills Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8271, Longitude: -81.4162       In this case, the coordinates for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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