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:
36.9407, -81.6037
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 southeast 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 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Buchanan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buchanan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Burnop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burnop Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnop Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Keister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keister Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keister Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Gollehon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell 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 Buchanan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buchanan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Asberrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Cardwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Chilhowie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Thompson Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paintlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pounding Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Steeleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Clinchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glade Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
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.
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
- Tazewell
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 websites either 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 #1482101 (Buchanan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482101 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: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham Hill
- Location given for Buchanan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9406707 Lon: -81.6037263
- 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 '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- 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. |