A visit to the Copenhaver 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 Copenhaver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Copenhaver Cemetery:
36.7751, -81.6340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Copenhaver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Copenhaver Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east northeast of the Copenhaver Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Copenhaver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Copenhaver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- River Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Aspenvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Aspenvale Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenvale Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beatie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beatie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatie Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rowland Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Copenhaver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Copenhaver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Mile Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Loves Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Adwolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Masada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Broadford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Trout Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Whitetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drowning Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
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 Copenhaver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Copenhaver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Copenhaver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Copenhaver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465228 (Copenhaver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465228 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 699 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chilhowie
- Location given for Copenhaver Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7751153 Lon: -81.634007
- 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 Smyth, 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- Copenhaver 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. |