A visit to the Wriston 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 Wriston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wriston Cemetery:
37.9754, -81.2562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wriston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wriston Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wriston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wriston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rinehart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Scarbro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Scarbro Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Wriston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Holly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Kingston Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
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- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Pax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Page Tabernackle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wriston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wriston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Wriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Pax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Whipple
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- McDunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Kilsyth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Elkridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Sweeneyburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
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- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
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- Garten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
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- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Falls View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Dorothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
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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 Wriston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wriston 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 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 Wriston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Wriston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549435 (Wriston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549435 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Wriston Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9753881 Lon: -81.2562175
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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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wriston 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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