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A visit to the Big Valley 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 Big Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Valley Cemetery:

38.2485, -79.6498

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

The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Highland County<2>.

The county seat for Highland County is located in Monterey. Monterey lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Big Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Big Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stony Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stony Run Cemetery is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run Cemetery
  • Burnsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Burnsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996808 <5>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
  • Cleek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cleek Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleek Cemetery
  • Lightner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lightner Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Mt. Mary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Mary Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mary Cemetery
  • Dilly Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dilly Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly Cemetery
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
  • Shinaberry Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bussard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bussard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussard Cemetery
    • Lindsay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Gragg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Gragg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
    • Sively Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sively Cemetery is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sively Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
    • Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut 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 Big Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bolar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolar is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Burnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnsville is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Clover Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clover Creek is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckeye is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Meadowdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Meadowdale is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • McDowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hightown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hightown is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
  • Frost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Deerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Bath Alum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bath Alum is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yost
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yost is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Marble Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
    • Warm Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbovale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Possum Trot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
    • Sitlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
    • Cass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowardin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowardin is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
    • Mitchelltown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
    • Craigsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • West Augusta is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta

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 Big Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Highland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Valley 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 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 Big Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Highland 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 Big Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1481796  (Big Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481796 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: Highland
      • Est. Elev: 813 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burnsville
      • Location given for Big Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2484575     Lon: -79.6497706
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Highland, 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' (or 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- Big Valley 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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