A visit to the Hale 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 Hale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hale Cemetery:
37.3260, -80.8204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the east of the Hale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Peterstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thessalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Mason French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Chapel Cemetery
- Beamer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Oakvale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakvale Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snidow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Karnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Narrows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shumate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Lurich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Glen Lyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Willowton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Pearisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Peterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ballard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Eggleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East River ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Goodwins Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Hale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Hale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Hale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483889 (Hale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483889 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Narrows
- Location given for Hale Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3259546 Lon: -80.8203537
- 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 Giles, 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- Hale 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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