A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
36.6659, -81.8043
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Ketchum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Astin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
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- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Baugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drowning Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Alvarado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Masada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Watauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Shingletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fleet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Whitetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Clinchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Chilhowie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Greendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Mountain City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485938 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485938 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: 569 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6659483 Lon: -81.8042873
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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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