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:
37.8729, -81.3254
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 Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Workman Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shepard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Athey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Athey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athey Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Biggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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:
- Sweeneyburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Zada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Arnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Kilsyth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Pineknob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Tolleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Wickham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Skelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
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- Naoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Mabscott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Beckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- White Oak Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
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. The following communities are located in Raleigh 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Raleigh 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 #1549426 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549426 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 524 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8728892 Lon: -81.3253833
- 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 Raleigh, 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 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> | 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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