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:
37.0826, -82.4568
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 Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies just to the north 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 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Ratliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
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- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Trivitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trivitt Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivitt Cemetery
- Hibbitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hibbitts Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbitts Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Salyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
- Rugby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rugby Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
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 Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omaha
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clintwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haddonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Almira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Burdine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Hamilton town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Dante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Jenkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Virginia City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Haysi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Dwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Hellier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- McRoberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
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 Dickenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Jenkins
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ratliff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 Ratliff 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 Ratliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473005 (Ratliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473005 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: 673 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caney Ridge
- Location given for Ratliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0826053 Lon: -82.4568177
- 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 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 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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