A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
38.8948, -81.5512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Meadowdale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gridley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesnest Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Camelite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- McClung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Peewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Reedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Wilding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Lucile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Statts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Fairplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Willowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Ravenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549428 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549428 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liverpool
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8948061 Lon: -81.5512354
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Wright 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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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