A visit to the Helmintoller 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 Helmintoller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helmintoller Cemetery:
37.7848, -80.0745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helmintoller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helmintoller Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Helmintoller Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Helmintoller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helmintoller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Covington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Mallow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mallow Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Tunnel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- King Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Memorial Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Oriskany.
- The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <5>
- Deisher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Deisher Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deisher Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- McKalester Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McKalester Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKalester Cemetery
- Watts Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Watts Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Chapel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Haden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Helmintoller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helmintoller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moss Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Tuckahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Low Moor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wild Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Strom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Oriskany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clifton Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Glen Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Carloover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Gala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Anthony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Brink ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Healing Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
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 Helmintoller Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helmintoller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton Forge
- Covington
- New Castle
- White Sulphur Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Helmintoller Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Alleghany 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 Helmintoller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484019 (Helmintoller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484019 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: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 764 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaghan
- Location given for Helmintoller Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7848464 Lon: -80.0745053
- 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 Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Helmintoller 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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