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A visit to the Eden Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Eden Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eden Cemetery

Lat:   36.8576°   (36° 51' 27")

Lon:   -82.9199°   (-82° 55' 11")

The Eden Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Eden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Eden Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eden Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Barren County (KY)
  • Reasor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Slemp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slemp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Olinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olinger Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Exeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Exeter Cemetery is located in Wise County
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Powell Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Valley Cemetery
    • The Powell Valley Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321941 <5>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Napier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Coldiron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldiron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Reasor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Reasor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Clarkston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Slemp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slemp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Barron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Gilly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilly Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Wade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Wampler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wampler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wampler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Wells Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County

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 Eden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eden Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Keokee
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
    • Keokee is located in Lee County
  • Darnell Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
    • Darnell Town is located in Lee County
  • Exeter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Wise County
  • Holmes Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
    • Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Lee County
  • Benham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <6>
  • Ely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in Lee County
  • Lynch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <6>
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Big Stone Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Appalachia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Osaka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
    • Osaka is located in Wise County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Closplint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closplint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
      • Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Pennington Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
      • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
    • Cumberland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
    • East Stone Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
      • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
    • Chad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
      • Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Stickleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
      • Stickleyville is located in Lee County
    • Gordon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Partridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Louellen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
      • Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Dizney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
      • Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Duffield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
      • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
    • Linefork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
      • Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)

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 Eden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eden Cemetery:

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 Eden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1483237  (Eden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1483237 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Keokee
    • County: Lee         Elev: 658
    • Location given for GNIS #1483237 (Eden Cemetery)

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Lee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8576, Longitude: -82.9199       In this case, the coordinates for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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