A visit to the Cantrell 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 Cantrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cantrell Cemetery:
37.1132, -82.5518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Cantrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cantrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Cantrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cantrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Powers Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stallard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
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- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins 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 Cantrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cantrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Darwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Haddonfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Almira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Burdine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McRoberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Fleming - Neon
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Cromona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tolliver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clinchco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
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 Cantrell 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 Cantrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- 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 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 Cantrell 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 Cantrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482313 (Cantrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482313 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: 557 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pound
- Location given for Cantrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.11316 Lon: -82.5518211
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cantrell 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. |