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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   36.8895°   (36° 53' 22")

Lon:   -81.2809°   (-81° 16' 51")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • Rosewood Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • Steffy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steffy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steffy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steffy Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steffey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steffey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Sprinkle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprinkle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Keesling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keesling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keesling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Wythe County
  • Earhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Floglesong Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floglesong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floglesong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Snavely Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snavely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snavely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snavely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Atkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Overbay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overbay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overbay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Tilson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Carmi Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carmi Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Speedwell Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speedwell Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speedwell Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speedwell Methodist Cemetery is located in Wythe County
    • 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 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

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.

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 helpful 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1485696  (Mountain View Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1485696 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rural Retreat
    • County: Wythe         Elev: 804
    • Location given for GNIS #1485696 (Mountain View Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51344

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mountain View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8895, Longitude: -81.2809    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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