A visit to the Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilliam Cemetery:
36.9645, -82.5393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the west northwest of the Gilliam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Nash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Laney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Easterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Easterling Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Vaughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Hillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Wheatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Tacoma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tacoma Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Darter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Darter Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Culbertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Wheatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Esserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Blackwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Lano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Appalachia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Fort Blackmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dante
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Clintwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Stone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gilliam Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483633 (Gilliam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483633 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: 810 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wise
- Location given for Gilliam Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9645463 Lon: -82.5393209
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilliam 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |