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A visit to the Rowan Family Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: This cemetery is a family graveyard and located on private property. Respect the landowner's rights and seek permission before visiting.

We're sorry, but we have no contact information for this cemetery and we are unable to assist in helping to find such a contact.


Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rowan Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rowan Family Cemetery (FG ID #2146761)

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 Rowan Family Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5517°   (37° 33' 6")

Lon:   -80.3044°   (-80° 18' 15")

The cemetery is located in Craig County<3>.

As an estimate, the Rowan Family Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of New Castle.

The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast of the Rowan Family Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rowan Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bostic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryan Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Ruble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Gap Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Paxton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Nutter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Crawford Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Paitsel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paitsel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paitsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Dowdy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowdy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Huffman Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Looney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Looney Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Leffel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leffel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leffel Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • West View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Rowan Family Cemetery.

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

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 Rowan Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craig County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowan Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rowan Family 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 Rowan Family Cemetery:

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rowan Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5517, Longitude: -80.3044    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Craig, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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