A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
37.1465, -82.1874
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Owens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- O'Quinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The O'Quinn Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn Cemetery
- Runyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Viers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Viers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viers Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Duty View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duty View Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty View Cemetery
- The Duty View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267821 <5>
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Deel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deel Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Monroe Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leemaster.
- The Monroe Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584001 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leemaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Bucu
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Carrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Vansant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haysi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Janey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Mavisdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Grundy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dante
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Artrip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Elkhorn City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Honaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Clintwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Grundy
- Honaker
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 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471990 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471990 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prater
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.146498 Lon: -82.18736
- 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 Buchanan, 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- Owens 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. |