A visit to the Looney 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 Looney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Looney Cemetery:
37.2971, -82.0535
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Looney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the west southwest of the Looney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Looney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Shortridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortridge Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Lynn Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Shortridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortridge Cemetery
- Looney Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Looney Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Creek Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Looney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher 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 Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grundy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Leemaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Jackson Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kelsa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
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- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Rowe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Fedscreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Height
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Haysi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Council
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
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- Bradshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Panther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
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 Looney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Looney 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 Looney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469858 (Looney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469858 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: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grundy
- Location given for Looney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2970552 Lon: -82.0534638
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Looney 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. |