A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
37.1623, -82.0899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the north of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Monroe Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Monroe Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leemaster.
- The Monroe Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584001 <5>
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Mavisdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2583902 <5>
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- McGlothin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGlothin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothin Cemetery
- Nuckles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nuckles Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles Cemetery
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGlothlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothlin Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mavisdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098587 <5>
- Runyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leemaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Rowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Council
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Mavisdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bucu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Carrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Haysi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Artrip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Tarpon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Paynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Clinchco
- Grundy
- Honaker
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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465188 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465188 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 717 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vansant
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1623325 Lon: -82.0898549
- 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 Buchanan, 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- Cook 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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