A visit to the Elam 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 Elam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elam Cemetery:
36.7759, -82.3490
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elam Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Elam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Free Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Free Hill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill Cemetery
- Grigsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grigsby Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigsby Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Salyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Sebras Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jessee Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Nickelsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654516 <5>
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Steffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Steffey Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffey Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grigbys Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Fugates Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Nickelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Maces Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snowflake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Benhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Carterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Burson Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Mill Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Fort Blackmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Elam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Elam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466202 (Elam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466202 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 661 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moll Creek
- Location given for Elam Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.775936 Lon: -82.3490336
- 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 Russell, 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- Elam 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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