A visit to the McClure 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 McClure Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClure Cemetery:
36.7565, -81.6851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClure Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the McClure Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McClure Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beatie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beatie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatie Cemetery
- Greever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Copenhaver Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaver Cemetery
- Gollehon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- McCready Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCready Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCready Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- River Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Aspenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aspenvale Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenvale Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
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 McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loves Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Chilhowie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Seven Mile Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glade Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Clinchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Whitetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Alvarado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Watauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Trout Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 McClure Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
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 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470231 (McClure Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470231 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 672 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chilhowie
- Location given for McClure Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7565037 Lon: -81.6851197
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McClure 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. |