A visit to the McCready 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 McCready Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCready Cemetery:
36.8159, -81.7293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCready Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCready Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McCready Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McCready Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCready Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Greever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- Beatie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beatie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatie Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mahanaim Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanaim Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McNew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Aspenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Aspenvale Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenvale Cemetery
- Cleghorn Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copenhaver Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaver Cemetery
- Gollehon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Whitely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitely Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCready Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCready Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fleet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glade Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saltville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Loves Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Seven Mile Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Cardwell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Broadford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Drowning Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paintlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 McCready 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 McCready 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 first visit 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 McCready 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 McCready Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470246 (McCready Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470246 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: 721 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chilhowie
- Location given for McCready Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8159478 Lon: -81.7292863
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- McCready 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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