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:
37.8509, -81.4207
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 13 miles [20.9 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 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Eunice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Sarrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Honaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rorrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorrer Cemetery
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- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Cooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Flashman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flashman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Arnett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zada
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Naoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Redbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Fairdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Stickney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Dorothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Montcoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Tolleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sweeneyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Packsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Kopperston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Glen White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White 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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- Elk Run Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Bald Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
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 helpful 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:
- 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 #1549203 (Wills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549203 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: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnett
- Location given for Wills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8509442 Lon: -81.4206621
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |