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A visit to the Riner Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Riner Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riner Cemetery

Lat:   37.0057°   (37° 0' 20")

Lon:   -82.3193°   (-82° 19' 9")

The Riner Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Riner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Riner Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rasnick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rasnick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rasnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rasnick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Keith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Skeen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skeen Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rasnake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rasnake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rasnake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Grizzle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grizzle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Moretz Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moretz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moretz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moretz Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Meadows Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Three Forks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Forks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Forks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Holbrook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Powers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Kiser Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kiser Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Wampler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wampler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wampler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wampler Cemetery is located in Dickenson County

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 Riner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dante
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
    • Dante is located in Russell County
  • Herald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
    • Herald is located in Dickenson County
  • Nora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Dickenson County
  • Aily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
    • Aily is located in Dickenson County
  • Virginia City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Virginia City is located in Wise County
  • Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
    • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
  • Dwina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
    • Dwina is located in Wise County
  • Bucu
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
    • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
  • Bickley Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bickley Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
    • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
  • Castlewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carterton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
    • Carterton is located in Russell County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coeburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
    • Omaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
    • Clinchco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jessees Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jessees Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Artrip
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Artrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
      • Artrip is located in Russell County
    • Darwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Dickenson County
    • Dickensonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
      • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
    • Clintwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarpon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
      • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
    • Spring City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
      • Spring City is located in Russell County
    • Haysi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <6>

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 Riner 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 Riner 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 Riner Cemetery:

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 Riner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1473230  (Riner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1473230 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Nora
    • County: Dickenson         Elev: 818
    • Location given for GNIS #1473230 (Riner Cemetery)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0057, Longitude: -82.3193       In this case, the coordinates for the Riner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.