A visit to the McNew 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 McNew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McNew Cemetery:
36.8187, -81.8179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McNew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McNew Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the McNew Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McNew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McNew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Broady Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Mahanaim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mahanaim Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanaim Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Fullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fullen Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Tumbling Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aistrop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Aistrop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aistrop Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Collie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collie Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Gosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosby Cemetery
- McCready Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCready Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCready Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery 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 McNew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McNew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinchburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glade Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Fleet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saltville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Cardwell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Chilhowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Broadford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Elk Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Watauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
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- Brumley Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Paintlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
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 McNew 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 McNew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- 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 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 McNew 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 McNew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485317 (McNew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485317 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: 647 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glade Spring
- Location given for McNew Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8187243 Lon: -81.8178998
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McNew 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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