A visit to the Keen 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 Keen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keen Cemetery:
37.0768, -82.0690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Keen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Keen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Honaker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649972 <5>
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGlothlin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothlin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Council.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49319 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- McGlothin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGlothin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothin Cemetery
- Nuckles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nuckles Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Council
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Rowe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Honaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Bucu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Artrip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Leemaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Janey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vansant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Royal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Carterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Richlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Keen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Grundy
- Honaker
- Lebanon
- Richlands
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Keen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Keen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1468923 (Keen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1468923 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big A Mountain
- Location given for Keen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0767765 Lon: -82.0690198
- 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 Buchanan, 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- Keen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |