A visit to the Necessary 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 Necessary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Necessary Cemetery:
36.9976, -81.5848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Necessary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the north northeast of the Necessary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Necessary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Necessary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Necessary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Keister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keister Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keister Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgedale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294892 <5>
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Cemetery
- Barns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barns Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barns Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Totten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totten Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Necessary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Necessary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Asberrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Thompson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Broadford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pounding Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Paintlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Five Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Cardwell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Sayersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Harman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Wittens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 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 Necessary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Necessary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Richlands
- Saltville
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Necessary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Necessary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485812 (Necessary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485812 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 615 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham Hill
- Location given for Necessary Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.997615 Lon: -81.5848365
- 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 Tazewell, 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- Necessary 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. |