A visit to the Meek 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 Meek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meek Cemetery:
36.7868, -81.7282
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Meek Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Meek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Greever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- McCready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCready Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCready Cemetery
- Beatie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mahanaim Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanaim Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Aspenvale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Aspenvale Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenvale Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Cleghorn Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Meek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fleet
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chilhowie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glade Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Loves Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- 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
- Clinchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Saltville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Masada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Allison Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Broadford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
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- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Green Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Watauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Whitetop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Meek 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 Meek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- 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 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 Meek 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 Meek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470339 (Meek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470339 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: 624 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chilhowie
- Location given for Meek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7867812 Lon: -81.7281758
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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 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 from Point A (ie- Meek 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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