A visit to the Mountain View Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #51344).
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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:
36.8895, -81.2809
The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Wythe County<2>.
The county seat for Wythe County is located in Wytheville. Wytheville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mountain View Cemetery ...
The Mountain View Cemetery was established in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosewood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Steffy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Steffy Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffy Cemetery
- Kimberling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Steffey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Earhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Floglesong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floglesong Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Snavely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snavely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snavely Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Overbay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbay Cemetery
- Tilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilson Cemetery
- Carmi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Carmi Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi Cemetery
- Speedwell Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rural Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wytheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Asberrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shawver Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Max Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bastian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wythe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bland lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Independence
- Marion
- Marion lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
- Wytheville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wythe 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #51344
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485696 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485696 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: Wythe
- Est. Elev: 804 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rural Retreat
- Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8895632 Lon: -81.2817677
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wythe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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. |