A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
38.3898, -80.9207
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the south southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- McCutchin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchin Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
- Neil Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muddlety
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Widen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Zela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Spread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Birch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Strange Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Albion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Herold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Elkhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Leander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Tioga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Summersville
- Widen
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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549210 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549210 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 585 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swandale
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3898271 Lon: -80.9206571
- 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 Nicholas, 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- Wilson 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. |