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:
36.9432, -82.1832
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 just to the east southeast of the Couch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Couch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Couch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is also 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>
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Counts Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kiser Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Counts Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jessee Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kiser Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Skeen Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Grizzle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzle Cemetery
- Ashbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ashbrook Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kiser was located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cleveland is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Carterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jessees Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Artrip
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring City is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Carrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dante is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bucu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creswell is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Barnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barnett is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Holston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
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. 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
- Honaker
- Lebanon
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 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 #1465280 (Couch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465280 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: 511 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbo
- Location given for Couch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9431623 Lon: -82.1831917
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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' (or point-to-point) 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. |