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A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...


The location of the Wilson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.3898°   (38° 23' 23")

Lon:   -80.9207°   (-80° 55' 14")

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 .

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 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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Nicholas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wilson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 32 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
      • Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
    • Widen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
      • Widen is located in Clay County
    • Zela
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
      • Zela is located in Nicholas County
    • Wattsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
    • Summersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
    • Birch River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Strange Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
      • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Herold
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
        • Herold is located in Braxton County
      • Elkhurst
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
        • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Donald
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
        • Donald is located in Nicholas County
      • Beaver
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
      • Tioga
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Valley Fork
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
        • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
      • Craigsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
        • Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
      • Beech Glen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
        • Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
      • Clifty
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
        • Clifty is located in Fayette County
      • Canfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
        • Canfield is located in Braxton County
      • Clem
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
        • Clem is located in Braxton County
      • Dixie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
        • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
      • Romont
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
        • Romont is located in Fayette County
      • Runa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
        • Runa is located in Nicholas County
      • Odell Town
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
        • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
        • Odell Town has also been known as:
        • Odell
      • Nettie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Camden-on-Gauley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
        • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Little Birch
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
        • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
      • Frametown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
        • Frametown is located in Braxton County
      • Procious
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
        • Procious is located in Clay 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 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
      • Widen lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • McCutchin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCutchin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCutchin Cemetery
    • Duling Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duling Cemetery
    • Spruce Run Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Run Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Keenan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keenan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenan Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Triplett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Triplett Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
    • Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Groves Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Groves - Rader Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <6>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Mt. Union Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Union Cemetery
      • Butcher Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <6>
      • Neil Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Neil Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neil Cemetery
      • Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dotson - Simpson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
      • Zoar Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1549210 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: Swandale
      • County: Nicholas         Elev: 585
      • Location given for GNIS #1549210 (Wilson 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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3898, Longitude: -80.9207       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.









 

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