A visit to the Mathena 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 Mathena Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathena Cemetery:
37.2157, -81.4279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathena Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southwest of the Mathena Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Mathena Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathena Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Billips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Sinkford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkford Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Sluss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
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- Billips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Earls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
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 Mathena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathena Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
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- Abbs Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Wittens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Five Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Shawver Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Boissevain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Adria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Falls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
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- Shraders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Anawalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Nemours
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bramwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Sayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
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 Mathena Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mathena Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Mathena Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485222 (Mathena Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485222 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 858 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptop
- Location given for Mathena Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2156715 Lon: -81.4278827
- 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 Tazewell, 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- Mathena 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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