A visit to the Marchant 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 Marchant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marchant Cemetery:
36.8160, -81.4457
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marchant Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west northwest of the Marchant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Marchant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Marchant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marchant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGhee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Carrico Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carrico Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrico Cemetery
- Goodpasture Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goodpasture Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpasture Cemetery
- SW Virginia Mental Health Institute Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Wassum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wassum Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassum Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- Cress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cress Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Sugar Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49933 <5>
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sugar Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51418 <5>
- Overbay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbay Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Snavely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snavely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snavely 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 Marchant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marchant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adwolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Trout Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Rural Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Asberrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Rowe Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Masada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Green Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Whitetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle 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 Marchant 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 Marchant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
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 websites either 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 Marchant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Marchant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485182 (Marchant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485182 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 843 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atkins
- Location given for Marchant Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8159503 Lon: -81.4456665
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marchant 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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