About Wright Cemetery
Wright Cemetery is a cemetery near Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia. It lies about 8.0 mi east of Grantsville. The grounds sit at about 741 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: George Coleman Connolly. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1696938. The nearest other listed cemetery is Meadows Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stump Funeral Home in Arnoldsburg, about 7.9 mi away. It is one of 79 cemeteries we list in Calhoun County, and 64 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grantsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wright Cemetery
Among them: 1 physician.
- George Coleman Connolly1761-1838American physician and educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wright 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
38.88223, -81.23453
What Wright 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
- Meadows CemeterySpencer, WVCemetery1.2 mi
- Bee CemeterySpencer, WVCemetery1.2 mi
- Starcher CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery1.5 mi
- Stalman CemeterySpencer, WVCemetery1.9 mi
- Carpenter CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery2.0 mi
- Coon CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery2.4 mi
- Villers CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery2.8 mi
- Cooper CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery2.8 mi
- Dry Hill CemeterySpencer, WVCemetery3.1 mi
- Hur CemeteryGrantsville, WVCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Wright Cemetery
- Stump Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Arnoldsburg
- Stump Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Grantsville · (304) 354-6104
- Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · Spencer · (304) 927-2590
- John H Taylor Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Spencer · (304) 927-1540
- Stump Funeral Homes8.6 miFuneral home · Arnoldsburg · (304) 354-6104
- Matheny Whited Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Elizabeth · (304) 275-4229
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