A visit to the Hebron 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 Hebron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hebron Cemetery:
36.8412, -81.7685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hebron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hebron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hebron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mahanaim Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanaim Cemetery
- McCready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCready Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCready Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Broady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Broady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broady Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Tumbling Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Whitely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitely Cemetery
- McCreadys Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Saltville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glade Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fleet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Chilhowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Loves Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seven Mile Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Paintlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Drowning Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
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 Hebron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hebron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Hebron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498274 (Hebron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498274 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 634 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glade Spring
- Location given for Hebron Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8412252 Lon: -81.7684534
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hebron 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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