A visit to the Humphries 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 Humphries Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Humphries Cemetery:
37.7012, -79.9792
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Humphries Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Humphries Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Humphries Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Humphries Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- King Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Deisher Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deisher Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mallow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mallow Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Covington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- McKalester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McKalester Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKalester Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Helmintoller Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmintoller Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Gala.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960052 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Castle.
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] of the Humphries Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Humphries Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rich Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Strom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Oriskany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Gala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Glen Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Iron Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Salt Petre Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Springwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Carloover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Tuckahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
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 Humphries 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 Humphries Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton Forge
- Covington
- Fincastle
- New Castle
- White Sulphur Springs
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 helpful 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 Humphries 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 Humphries Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484279 (Humphries Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484279 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: 670 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strom
- Location given for Humphries Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7012377 Lon: -79.9792206
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Humphries 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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