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:
37.0793, -81.4918
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 Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the north northwest 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 32 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Buchanan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buchanan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Witten Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Goodman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
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- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Herts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herts Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <5>
- Wilburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson 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:
- Tazewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Asberrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Adria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Wittens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Little Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shawver Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Sayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Dunford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Abbs Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Pounding Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Harman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Newhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claypool Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
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. The following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buchanan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Buchanan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 #1482103 (Buchanan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482103 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 854 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hutchinson Rock
- Location given for Buchanan Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0792821 Lon: -81.4917774
- 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 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 '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. |