A visit to the Egan 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 Egan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Egan Cemetery:
36.8773, -82.6882
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Egan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Egan 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 northeast of the Egan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Egan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Egan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Egan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Gilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilly Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Mariners Museum Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mariners Museum Park is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Museum Park
- Robinett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilbourn Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Glencoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe Cemetery
- The Glencoe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Stone Gap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50367 <5>
- Robinette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Laney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Strength Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Strength Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strength Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Egan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Egan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Big Stone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appalachia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Esserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Fort Blackmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Keokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Eolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Egan 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 Egan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
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 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 Egan 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 Egan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483253 (Egan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483253 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: 539 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Egan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8773204 Lon: -82.6882143
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Egan 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. |