A visit to the Barker 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 Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
36.6626, -82.2618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Barker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sharett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharett Cemetery
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shankel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shankel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankel Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Shankle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shankle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankle Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Shankle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shankle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankle Cemetery
- Pettyjohn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pettyjohn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mendota.
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213711 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benhams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Mendota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Burson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Virginia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Beechnut City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Akard Addition
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Maces Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Mill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Craigs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Blountville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sac ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Ruthton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Rust Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Hiltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462786 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462786 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 631 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendota
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6626039 Lon: -82.2618045
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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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barker 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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