A visit to the Rakes 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 Rakes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rakes Cemetery:
37.2096, -82.3904
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rakes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rakes Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies just to the southwest of the Rakes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rakes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rakes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Flemming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Flemming Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemming Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Colley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- McCown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCown Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fay Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rakes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rakes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Rockhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Draffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Belcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Aily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Marrowbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Lick Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Jonancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Myra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jenkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Virgie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
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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 Rakes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rakes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Jenkins
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 Rakes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dickenson 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 Rakes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486489 (Rakes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486489 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: Dickenson
- Est. Elev: 569 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clintwood
- Location given for Rakes Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2095529 Lon: -82.3904262
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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 Dickenson, 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- Rakes 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. |