A visit to the McClanahan 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 McClanahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClanahan Cemetery:
37.3121, -82.0065
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClanahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the west southwest of the McClanahan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McClanahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClanahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Shortridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Shortridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lynn Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Looney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Looney Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Creek Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McClanahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClanahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Janey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
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- Vansant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Kelsa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Leemaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rowe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Stopover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Iaeger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wyoming City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Fedscreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
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 McClanahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClanahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 McClanahan 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 McClanahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470228 (McClanahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470228 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: 420 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grundy
- Location given for McClanahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3120555 Lon: -82.0065164
- 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 '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- McClanahan 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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