A visit to the Couch 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 Couch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Couch Cemetery:
36.9582, -82.2593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Couch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Couch Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Couch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Couch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Couch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Couch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Selfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Selfe Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfe Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Three Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Glovier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glovier Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovier Cemetery
- Gose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cleveland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51178 <5>
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Couch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Couch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dante
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Carterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Virginia City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Jessees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Carrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Dwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Artrip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Bucu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Couch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Couch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Coeburn
- Lebanon
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 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 Couch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Couch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465281 (Couch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465281 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 589 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
- Location given for Couch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.958161 Lon: -82.2593068
- 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 Russell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Couch 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. |