A visit to the Adair 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 Adair Cemetery ...
The Adair Cemetery is located in Giles County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beamer Cemetery
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
- Birchlawn Burial Park
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Blankenship Cemetery
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Dunn Cemetery
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Hale Cemetery
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Hales Chapel Cemetery
- The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Karnes Cemetery
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Lovern Church of God Cemetery
- Mason French Cemetery
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Mt. Carman Cemetery
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Oakvale Cemetery
- The Oakvale Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Orchard Cemetery
- Peterstown Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Snidow Cemetery
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Thessalia Cemetery
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
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- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Adair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Assurance
- Athens
- Ballard
- Bluff City
- East River ‑ Historic
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Elgood
- Glen Lyn
- Lurich
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
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- Narrows
- Oakvale
- Pearisburg
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pembroke
- Peterstown
- Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
- Shumate
- Thessalia
- Willowton
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 Adair Cemetery. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Adair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Adair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1481257 (Adair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481257 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peterstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Adair Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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