A visit to the Comfort 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 Comfort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Comfort Cemetery:
37.2701, -81.0745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Comfort Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Comfort Cemetery is located in Bland County<2>.
The county seat for Bland County is located in Bland. Bland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Comfort Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Comfort Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Comfort Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Comfort Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Pruett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Hartwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hartwell Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Cemetery
- Bivins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bivins Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Comfort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Comfort Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Round Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Blake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- East River ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Oakvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Johnston Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Littlesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bastian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Willowton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montcalm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Shumate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Lashmeet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Nemours
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
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 Comfort Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Comfort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Comfort Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bluefield
- Mechanicsburg
- Princeton
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 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 Comfort Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bland 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 Comfort Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482674 (Comfort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482674 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: Bland
- Est. Elev: 688 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Comfort Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2701187 Lon: -81.0745335
- 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 Bland, 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 from Point A (ie- Comfort 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |