A visit to the Ball 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 Ball Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery:
37.1207, -81.8818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ball Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Ball Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ball Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Thomas J. Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurt Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Raven.
- The Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Garland Hurt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436889 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hankins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Council.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49319 <5>
- Lowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Green Hills Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Company Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Ash
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Dye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Richlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Honaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Mavisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Paintlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pounding Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Janey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Height
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Matney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Dunford Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Vansant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
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 Ball Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ball Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Ball Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462729 (Ball Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462729 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 778 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honaker
- Location given for Ball Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.120668 Lon: -81.8817873
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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 Tazewell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ball 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |