A visit to the Sexton 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 Sexton Cemetery ...
The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Cregger Cemetery
- The Cregger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Gillespie Cemetery
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Goodman Cemetery
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goodman Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Hubble Cemetery
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Olinger Cemetery
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgedale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294892 <2>
- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Young Cemetery
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sexton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adria
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
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- Adwolf
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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- Allison Gap
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
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- Asberrys
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
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- Atkins
- Broadford
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
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- Cardwell Town
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
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- Chilhowie
- Claypool Hill
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
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- Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
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- Five Oaks
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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- Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marion
- Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
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- Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
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- Paintlick
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
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- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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- Pounding Mill
- Rural Retreat
- Saltville
- Seven Mile Ford
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
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- Steeleburg
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
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- Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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- Tazewell
- Thompson Valley
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
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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 Sexton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sexton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Saltville
- Tazewell
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 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 Sexton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Sexton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487012 (Sexton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487012 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 733 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham Hill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Sexton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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