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. 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 Ely Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ely Cemetery:
36.6537, -83.4002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ely Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- McLin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Lee Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326902 <5>
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Chances Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chances Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ewing.
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540592 <5>
- Fugate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett 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 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)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Twila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Mary Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Hubbard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- South Wallins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Coldiron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Wallins Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Cawood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Shawanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tacky Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Stoney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kettle Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
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 begin with 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 Ely Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Ely Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466272 (Ely Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466272 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ewing
- Location given for Ely Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6536973 Lon: -83.4001843
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ely 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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