A visit to the Pruett 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 Pruett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pruett Cemetery:
37.2660, -81.1051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bland County<2>.
The county seat for Bland County is located in Bland. Bland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Pruett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pruett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pruett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hartwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hartwell Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Sword Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sword Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sword Cemetery
- Comfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Comfort Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Monte Vista Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Monte Vista Park is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Park
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Hop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
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 Pruett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pruett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocky Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
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- Round Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Blake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Hicksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- East River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Johnston Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bastian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oakvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montcalm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Nemours
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
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 Pruett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pruett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bluefield
- Princeton
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 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 Pruett Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Bland 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 Pruett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486435 (Pruett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486435 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: Bland
- Est. Elev: 677 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Pruett Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2659517 Lon: -81.1050907
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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 Bland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pruett 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. |