A visit to the Mays 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 Mays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mays Cemetery:
36.7948, -82.3188
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mays Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mays Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Mays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Steffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Steffey Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Salyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Carty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Dean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Ervin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Isaac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Sebras Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Free Hill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Cumbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cumbow Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbow Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Dorton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dorton Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Bevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Russell County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fugates Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Grigbys Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Nickelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Maces Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
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- Benhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Carterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Snowflake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Burson Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Hiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Dante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470224 (Mays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470224 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 623 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moll Creek
- Location given for Mays Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7948256 Lon: -82.318754
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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 Russell, 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- Mays 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |