A visit to the Donahue 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 Donahue Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donahue Cemetery:
36.8873, -82.4388
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donahue Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donahue Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Donahue Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Donahue Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donahue Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Ingle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Greear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Osborne - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Donahue Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donahue Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Grigbys Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Bickley Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nickelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fugates Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Dickensonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Carterton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Maces Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Jessees Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
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 Donahue Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donahue Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Donahue Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 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 Donahue Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Donahue Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483060 (Donahue Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483060 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 698 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coeburn
- Location given for Donahue Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8873246 Lon: -82.4387611
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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 Wise, 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 from Point A (ie- Donahue 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. |