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:
37.1596, -81.4762
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 Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southwest of the Mays Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Mays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Witten Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten Cemetery
- Herts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herts Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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>
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Sinkford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkford Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Sluss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Five Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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- Wittens Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Abbs Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Thompson Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Shawver Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Dunford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Boissevain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Asberrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
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 Mays Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays 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 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 Mays 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485239 (Mays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485239 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: 769 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptop
- Location given for Mays Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.15956 Lon: -81.4762191
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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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