A visit to the Ratliff 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 Ratliff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ratliff Cemetery:
37.1818, -82.0107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ratliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies just to the northwest of the Ratliff Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ratliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Mavisdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2583902 <5>
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McGlothlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothlin Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mavisdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098587 <5>
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Vansant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49320 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Nuckles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nuckles Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckles Cemetery
- McGlothin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McGlothin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothin Cemetery
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- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Council.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49319 <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] of the Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mavisdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Janey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Vansant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Royal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Red Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Raven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
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 Ratliff 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 Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ratliff 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 Ratliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473006 (Ratliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473006 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: 448 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vansant
- Location given for Ratliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1817778 Lon: -82.0106841
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ratliff 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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