A visit to the Minton 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 Minton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minton Cemetery:
36.7065, -81.9054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minton Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the west of the Minton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Minton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Hagy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hagy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagy Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Knollkreg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Knollkreg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollkreg Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Astin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Larmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Gosby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gosby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosby Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
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]<3> of the Minton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watauga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Alvarado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Drowning Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lindell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glade Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Shingletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Loves Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Holston Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Minton 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 Minton 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 Minton 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 Minton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470620 (Minton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470620 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: 630 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Minton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7065014 Lon: -81.905402
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |