A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
36.7670, -82.9971
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies just to the southwest of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Powell Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powell Valley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321941 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lee Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memorial Gardens
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Maness - Ewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maness - Ewing Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maness - Ewing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maness - Ewing Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Pennington Gap.
- The Maness - Ewing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404674 <5>
- Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Hyden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The York Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Jayne Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jayne Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayne Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jonesville.
- The Jayne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark - Jayne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391193 <5>
- Rasnic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rasnic Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnic Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ely
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Dryden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stickleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Holmes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Rawhide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Fleenortown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Dizney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cranks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Closplint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Kenvir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louellen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Short Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Redbud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Hubbard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Darkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Evarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
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 Hughes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484269 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484269 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keokee
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7670333 Lon: -82.99711
- 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 Lee, 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- Hughes 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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