A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Atkins Cemetery
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Wythe County
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- Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Carrico Cemetery
- The Carrico Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrico Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Harmon Cemetery
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Hubble Cemetery
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Kimberling Cemetery
- The Kimberling Cemetery is located in Wythe County
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- Mountain View Cemetery
- Murpheyville Cemetery
- The Murpheyville Cemetery is located in Wythe County
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- Overbay Cemetery
- The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Rosewood Memorial Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Snavely Cemetery
- The Snavely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Sprinkle Cemetery
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Steffey Cemetery
- The Steffey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Tilson Cemetery
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Wassum Cemetery
- The Wassum Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adwolf
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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- Asberrys
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
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- Atkins
- Bland
- Broadford
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
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- Chilhowie
- Crockett
- Elk Creek
- Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
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- Five Oaks
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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- Flat Ridge
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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- Kent
- Kent is located in Wythe County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
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- Marion
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
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- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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- Rowe Crossroads
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
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- Rural Retreat
- Seven Mile Ford
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
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- Shawver Mill
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
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- Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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- Tazewell
- Thompson Valley
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Trout Dale
- Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Wytheville
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 Davis 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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bland
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
- Tazewell
- Wytheville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Davis 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482935 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482935 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: 745 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rural Retreat
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Davis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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