A visit to the Sively 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 Sively Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sively Cemetery:
38.1560, -79.8451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sively Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sively Cemetery is located in Bath County<2>.
The county seat for Bath County is located in Warm Springs. Warm Springs lies just to the south southeast of the Sively Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sively Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Sively Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sively Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
- Cleek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cleek Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleek Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gragg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Stony Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Stony Run Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Shinaberry Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinaberry Cemetery
- Bussard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bussard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussard Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Lindsay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
- Burnsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Burnsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996808 <5>
- Dilly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Dilly Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Messir Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Messir Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messir Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Big Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sively Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sively Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Warm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Bath Alum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Bolar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Thorny Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Sitlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Marlinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Edray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carloover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Onoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Cass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
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 Sively Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bath County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sively Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marlinton
- Warm Springs
- Watoga - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sively Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bath 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 Sively Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487270 (Sively Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487270 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: Bath
- Est. Elev: 596 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunrise
- Location given for Sively Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1559572 Lon: -79.8450545
- 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 Bath, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sively 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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