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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Barns Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barns Cemetery

Lat:   36.9965°   (36° 59' 47")

Lon:   -81.6832°   (-81° 40' 59")

The Barns Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.

The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Barns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Barns Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Keister Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keister Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Crabtree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Ratcliff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Lester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lester Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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    • Fullen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fullen Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Gollehon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gollehon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gollehon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Necessary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Necessary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Necessary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hills Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Tazewell County
    • Mutter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mutter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mutter Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Allison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • McCreadys Gap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCreadys Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCreadys Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCreadys Gap Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Littrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littrell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Scott Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Doane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doane Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County

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]<3> of the Barns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Broadford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
    • Broadford is located in Smyth County
  • Pounding Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Claypool Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
    • Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
  • Paintlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
    • Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
  • Steeleburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
    • Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
  • Cardwell Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
    • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
  • Allison Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
    • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
  • Ellendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
  • Asberrys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asberrys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
    • Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
  • Maxwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
  • Saltville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Thompson Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
      • Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
    • Richlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
    • Raven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Tazewell County
    • Harman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
      • Harman is located in Tazewell County
    • Tazewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <5>
    • Dunford Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
      • Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
    • Clinchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
      • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
    • Chilhowie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
      • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <5>
    • Seven Mile Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
      • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
    • Sayersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
      • Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
    • Red Ash
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
    • Fleet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Smyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
    • Adria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
      • Adria is located in Tazewell County
    • Dye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Dye is located in Russell County

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 Barns 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 Barns 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 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 Barns Cemetery:

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 Barns Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1481471  (Barns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1481471 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Broadford
    • County: Tazewell         Elev: 730
    • Location given for GNIS #1481471 (Barns Cemetery)

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Barns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9965, Longitude: -81.6832       In this case, the coordinates for the Barns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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