A visit to the Skeen 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 Skeen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skeen Cemetery:
36.9762, -82.3399
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skeen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skeen Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Skeen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Skeen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Skeen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skeen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moretz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moretz Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Three Forks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Rasnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rasnick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnick Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
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- Carigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carigo Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carigo Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Riner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riner Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riner Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51865 <5>
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skeen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skeen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dante
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Virginia City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Herald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Dwina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Coeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Bucu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Jessees Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dickensonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Artrip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Clinchco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Clintwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Skeen 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 Skeen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Wise
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 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 Skeen 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 Skeen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474642 (Skeen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474642 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: 838 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
- Location given for Skeen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9762157 Lon: -82.3398668
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skeen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |