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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   38.7551°   (38° 45' 18")

Lon:   -81.4001°   (-81° 24' 0")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the northeast of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.

• Carpenter Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Weaver Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Miller Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Galahoe Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galahoe Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galahoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Galahoe Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Beckley Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Chrislip Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrislip Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Chrislip Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • The Chrislip Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrislip Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Spencer.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78006 <6>
• Miller Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
• McCoy Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Roberts Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Gandeeville Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandeeville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandeeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Gandeeville Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Swank Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Swank Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Wright Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Wright Cemetery is located in Roane County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Board Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Round Knob Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Watson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • McKown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKown Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Spencer Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Memorial Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Eventide Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eventide Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eventide Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eventide Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Gandee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Whited Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whited Cemetery
    • The Whited Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brannon Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bower Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Roane County

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.

• Zona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Zona is located in Roane County
• Spencer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <7>
• Rushville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane County
• Flint Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
  • Flint Town is located in Roane County
• Graux
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
  • Graux is located in Roane County
• Woodyard ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
  • Woodyard is located in Roane County
• Walton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Roane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <7>
• Looneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Looneyville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <7>
• Roxalana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
  • Roxalana is located in Roane County
• Triplett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triplett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Triplett is located in Roane County
• Pink
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
• Millard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Millard is located in Roane County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Mattie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
    • Mattie is located in Roane County
  • Reedy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Aplin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
    • Aplin is located in Jackson County
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
  • Cicerone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
  • Kester ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
    • Kester is located in Roane County
  • Rocksdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocksdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
    • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
  • Liverpool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
  • Kentuck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
  • Beech
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Calhoun County
  • Hereford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
    • Hereford is located in Jackson County
  • Statts Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Statts Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
    • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
  • Lucile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Lucile is located in Wirt 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. The following communities are located in Roane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Reedy
  • Reedy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Wilson Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
• Spencer
  • Spencer lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spencer.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer

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 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:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Roane County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Meigs County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Braxton County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Calhoun County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Clay County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Gilmer County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Kanawha County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Mason County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Putnam County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Ritchie County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Wirt County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Wood County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Roane County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for West Virginia
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for West Virginia
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Roane
• 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

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 #1549211  (Wilson Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1549211 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: Peniel
  • County: Roane         Elev: 249
  • Location given for GNIS #1549211 (Wilson Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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