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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Kirk Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirk Cemetery

Lat:   36.7576°   (36° 45' 27")

Lon:   -81.5018°   (-81° 30' 6")

The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.

The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north of the Kirk Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kirk Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Keesling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keesling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keesling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Rowland Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowland Creek Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Watson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Laurel Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Spring Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Fairwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Bolt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Hutton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • SW Virginia Mental Health Institute Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • River Bend Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Shannon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Trout Dale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Sugar Grove.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51418 <6>
    • Cress Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cress Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cress Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Cress Cemetery is located in Smyth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cress Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Sugar Grove.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49933 <6>
    • Slemp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slemp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slemp Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Ridgelawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgelawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Marchant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marchant Cemetery is located in Smyth County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kirk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Adwolf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adwolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
    • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
  • Trout Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
  • Mount Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
  • Seven Mile Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
    • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
  • Atkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
    • Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
  • Rugby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Grayson County
  • Chilhowie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
    • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <7>
  • Loves Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loves Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Ellendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Masada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
      • Masada is located in Washington County
    • Green Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
      • Green Cove is located in Washington County
    • Whitetop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturgills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
      • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Fleet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Friendship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Washington County
    • Helton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Grassy Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
      • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <7>
    • Mouth-of-Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Washington County
    • Brandon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Rural Retreat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
      • Broadford is located in Smyth County
    • Glade Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Kirk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kirk Cemetery:

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 Kirk Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1484615  (Kirk Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1484615 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Marion
    • County: Smyth         Elev: 770
    • Location given for GNIS #1484615 (Kirk Cemetery)

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Smyth, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kirk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7576, Longitude: -81.5018       In this case, the coordinates for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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