A visit to the Lightner 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 Lightner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightner Cemetery:
38.2415, -79.7709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lightner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lightner Cemetery is located in Bath County<2>.
The county seat for Bath County is located in Warm Springs. Warm Springs lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Lightner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lightner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Lightner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cleek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleek Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleek Cemetery
- Stony Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stony Run Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Big Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
- Dilly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dilly Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
- Bussard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bussard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussard Cemetery
- Lindsay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sively Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sively Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Burnsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Burnsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996808 <5>
- Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Lightner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Bolar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Sitlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbovale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bath Alum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Cass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Thorny Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Mitchelltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Marlinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yost
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Onoto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
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 Lightner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bath County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lightner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marlinton
- Monterey
- Warm 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 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 Lightner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bath 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 Lightner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484839 (Lightner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484839 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: Bath
- Est. Elev: 674 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunrise
- Location given for Lightner Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2415124 Lon: -79.7708855
- 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 Bath, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lightner 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. |