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:
40.1609, -80.6812
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 Ohio County<2>.
The county seat for Ohio County is located in Wheeling. Wheeling lies just to the south southwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Indian Mound Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
- The Indian Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hodgens Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Upland Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Upland Heights Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland Heights Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- The Bayless Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brand Farm Cemetery
- Hopewell Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Adelbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Adelbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adelbert Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scotch Ridge Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martins Ferry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42947 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gregg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Parkview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kadesh Chapel Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kadesh Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Beech Bottom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #716301 <5>
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Wood Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wood Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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:
- Yorkville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Rayland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Windsor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Martins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Echo Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Dillonvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wheeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olszeski Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Colerain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Point Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
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 Ohio County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Martins Ferry
- Mount Pleasant
- Wheeling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ohio 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 #1717145 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717145 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: Ohio
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiltonsville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1609049 Lon: -80.6811899
- 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 Ohio, 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- 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. |
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