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A visit to the Ely 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 Ely Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ely 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 Ely Cemetery

Lat:   36.6537°   (36° 39' 13")

Lon:   -83.4002°   (-83° 24' 0")

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

The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Ely Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ely Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Richmond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Edds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackelford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackelford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • McLin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Chances Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chances Cemetery
    • The Chances Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Dillman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Yeary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Ealy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ealy Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ealy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Pillion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Bales Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bales Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ball Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Kincaid Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kincaid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kincaid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Estep Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Estep Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
      • The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ewing.
      • The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ayers Cemetery
      • Yeary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540592 <6>
    • Fugate Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Pace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ely Cemetery.

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

  • Ewing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pathfork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
    • Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Wheeler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheeler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Lee County
  • Twila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
    • Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Mary Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
    • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Xenophon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenophon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
    • Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • South Wallins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wallins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
    • South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Coldiron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bobs Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
    • Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Wallins Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Callaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Miracle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
      • Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Varilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
      • Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Sneedville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Van
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Van is located in Lee County
    • Cawood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
      • Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Harlan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <7>
    • Calvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Shawanee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
      • Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Harrogate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <7>
    • Tacky Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacky Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
      • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Duck Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
      • Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Stoney Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
      • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Baxter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <7>
    • Loyall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
      • Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Kettle Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
      • Kettle Island is located in Bell 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 Ely 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 Ely 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ely 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 Ely Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1466272  (Ely Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1466272 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: Ewing
    • County: Lee         Elev: 440
    • Location given for GNIS #1466272 (Ely 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ely Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6537, Longitude: -83.4002       In this case, the coordinates for the Ely 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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