A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
36.9832, -82.4093
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Ringley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ringley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringley Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Hamm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Dollarhide Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dollarhide Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarhide Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Carigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carigo Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carigo Cemetery
- Moretz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moretz Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkins Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Coeburn.
- The Adkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Funk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50313 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Rasnick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasnick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnick Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herald
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Nora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Bickley Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Aily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Clintwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Carterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Carrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bucu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Clinchco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483246 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483246 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: 833 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coeburn
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9831595 Lon: -82.4093149
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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- Edwards 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. |
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