A visit to the McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCoy Cemetery:
36.9826, -82.3851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the McCoy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the McCoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Ringley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ringley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringley Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Carigo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carigo Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Moretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moretz Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
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- Dollarhide Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dollarhide Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarhide Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Rasnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rasnick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnick Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herald
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Coeburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Bickley Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Bucu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Hamilton town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Clinchco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Norton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dickensonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
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 McCoy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
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 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 McCoy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dickenson 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 McCoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485276 (McCoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485276 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: Dickenson
- Est. Elev: 866 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coeburn
- Location given for McCoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9826042 Lon: -82.385147
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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 Dickenson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCoy 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. |