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:
37.2862, -82.2707
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 Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Looney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Looney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Looney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Josie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Little Josie Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Josie Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Sunderland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sunderland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland Cemetery
- O'Quin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The O'Quin Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quin Cemetery
- Deel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Honey Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Honey Fork Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork Cemetery
- Fay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fay Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Hay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hay Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Hackney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hackney Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Creek Cemetery
- Flanary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkhorn City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haysi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Big Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Mouthcard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Belcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Tarpon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Fedscreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Clinchco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashcamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Leemaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Hellier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Phyllis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Clintwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Janey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Grundy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dickenson 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 #1485081 (Looney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485081 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: Dickenson
- Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkhorn City
- Location given for Looney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2862206 Lon: -82.2706981
- 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 Dickenson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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