A visit to the Buchanan 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 Buchanan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buchanan Cemetery:
36.9562, -81.5446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south of the Buchanan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buchanan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Buchanan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buchanan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgedale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294892 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Totten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totten Cemetery
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Tannersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51080 <5>
- Necessary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buchanan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buchanan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Asberrys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Claypool Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Paintlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Adria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Steeleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Fleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Rural Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Wittens Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Buchanan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buchanan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Saltville
- Tazewell
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 Buchanan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Buchanan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482102 (Buchanan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482102 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 668 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham Hill
- Location given for Buchanan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9562264 Lon: -81.5445586
- 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 Smyth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buchanan 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. |