A visit to the Altizer 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 Altizer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altizer Cemetery:
37.2657, -81.7521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Altizer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Altizer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Altizer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Altizer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altizer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Altizer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altizer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bearwallow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
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- Height
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Height
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- War
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bradshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Newhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Jackson Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
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- Dunford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Sayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Shraders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
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- Red Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
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 Altizer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Altizer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Richlands
- War
- War lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Altizer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Altizer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Altizer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462431 (Altizer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462431 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 888 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradshaw
- Location given for Altizer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2656688 Lon: -81.7520545
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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 Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, 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- Altizer 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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