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The location of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Green Hills Memorial Gardens ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Hills Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Hills Memorial Gardens

Lat:   37.0651°   (37° 3' 54")

Lon:   -81.7584°   (-81° 45' 30")

The Green Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Tazewell County<2>.

The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens .

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 Green Hills Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Tazewell County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Green Hills Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Hills Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Steeleburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
      • Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
    • Claypool Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
      • Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
    • Pounding Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Richlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Tazewell County
    • Red Ash
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
    • Maxwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
    • Dye
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Dye is located in Russell County
    • Broadford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
      • Broadford is located in Smyth County
    • Pisgah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
    • Dunford Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
      • Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Cardwell Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
        • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
      • Allison Gap
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
        • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
      • Honaker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Saltville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Asberrys
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asberrys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
        • Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
      • Bearwallow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
        • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
      • Russell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Russell County
      • Tazewell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
        • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
      • Bishop
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
      • Bishop
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Height
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Height. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
        • Height is located in Buchanan County
      • Height
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Height have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
        • Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Newhall
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
        • Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Peapatch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peapatch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
        • Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
      • Peapatch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
        • Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Rowe
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Rowe is located in Buchanan County

    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 Green Hills Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Hills Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Honaker
      • Honaker lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Honaker.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
    • Richlands
    • Saltville
    • Tazewell
      • Tazewell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tazewell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Hills Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Hankins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Thomas J. Horton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ferrell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrell Cemetery
    • Mutter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mutter Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mutter Cemetery
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Lester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lester Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Lowe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowe Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Barns Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barns Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barns Cemetery
      • Ball Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Settle Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Settle Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
      • Ferguson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Bradshaw Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
      • Vencill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vencill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vencill Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vencill Cemetery
      • Company Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Company Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Company Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Company Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Stevenson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
      • Sawyer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Payne Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Payne Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Vencill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vencill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vencill Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vencill Cemetery
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Osborne Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
      • Keister Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keister Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keister Cemetery
      • Ratcliff Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery

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

    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 Green Hills Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1467475  (Green Hills Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #1467475 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: Richlands
      • County: Tazewell         Elev: 709
      • Location given for GNIS #1467475 (Green Hills Memorial Gardens)

    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 Tazewell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Green Hills Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0651, Longitude: -81.7584       In this case, the coordinates for the Green Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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