A visit to the Callaham 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 Callaham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Callaham Cemetery:
37.0454, -82.5549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Callaham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Callaham Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the south southwest of the Callaham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Callaham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Callaham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Callaham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Stapleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stapleton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Bevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Round Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Strouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Strouth Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouth Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker 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 Callaham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Callaham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Esserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Almira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clintwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burdine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Blackwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- McRoberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Tolliver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Clinchco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming - Neon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Mayking
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Eolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
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 Callaham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Callaham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Callaham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Callaham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Callaham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482227 (Callaham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482227 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 636 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pound
- Location given for Callaham Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0453807 Lon: -82.5548768
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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 Wise, 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- Callaham 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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