About Wildwood Cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Beckley. The grounds sit at about 2,398 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Clarence W. Meadows and Amelia Craig Beckley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1549142. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wright Hunter Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Durgan Funeral Home in Beckley, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 128 cemeteries we list in Raleigh County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Beckley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wildwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 governor.
- Clarence W. Meadows1904-1961American politician
- Amelia Craig Beckley1814-1845Watercolor painter
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wildwood Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.77345, -81.17232
What Wildwood Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Wright Hunter CemeteryBeckley, WVCemetery0.6 mi
- Greenwood Memorial ParkBeckley, WVMemorial park0.7 mi
- Saint Sebastians CemeteryBeckley, WVCemetery1.2 mi
- Sunset Memorial ParkMabscott, WVMemorial park2.6 mi
- Mount Tabor Davis Addition Cemetery Davis AdditionMabscott, WVCemetery3.5 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryMabscott, WVCemetery3.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Memorial GardensProsperity, WVMemorial park4.8 mi
- Miller CemeteryCrab Orchard, WVCemetery5.5 mi
- Redden CemeteryDaniels, WVCemetery5.5 mi
- Cannaday CemeterySophia, WVCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Wildwood Cemetery
- Durgan Funeral Home0.1 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 253-8881
- Ritchie and Johnson Funeral0.7 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 252-4115
- Tankersley Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 253-9585
- Blue Ridge Funeral Home Memorial Gardens & Cremations1.1 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 683-3216
- Blue Ridge Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 256-8625
- Calfee Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Beckley · (304) 253-8381
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