A visit to the James 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 James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Cemetery:
36.7282, -81.6726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the James Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Copenhaver Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaver Cemetery
- Beatie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beatie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatie Cemetery
- Greever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Konnarock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Konnarock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konnarock Cemetery
- Gollehon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- River Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps 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 James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loves Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
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- Masada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chilhowie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fleet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Adwolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Glade Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Drowning Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Clinchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Saltville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Trout Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Broadford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Shingletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Cardwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Lindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
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 James 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 James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
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 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 James 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 James Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484396 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484396 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: 683 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Konnarock
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7281711 Lon: -81.6726189
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- James 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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