A visit to the Looney Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Looney Creek Cemetery:
37.3107, -82.1290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Looney Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Looney Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the southeast of the Looney Creek Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Looney Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shortridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Lynn Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Looney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortridge Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Looney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hackney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackney Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Creek Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Belcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Looney Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looney Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grundy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Vansant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Janey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Leemaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Mouthcard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Kelsa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Fedscreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mavisdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lick Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Haysi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Calloway Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Rowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Jackson Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Belcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Tarpon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Stopover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Phyllis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Phelps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Draffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
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 Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Looney Creek 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 Looney Creek 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469861 (Looney Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469861 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: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harman
- Location given for Looney Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3106657 Lon: -82.1290235
- 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' (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- Looney Creek 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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