A visit to the Starke 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 Starke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starke Cemetery:
36.6601, -82.0771
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Starke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the east northeast of the Starke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Starke Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Starke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Minnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Minnick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnick Cemetery
- Teeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
- Clyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyce Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
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- Hortenstine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hortenstine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortenstine Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Hanner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hanner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanner Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Ketron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Shutters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutters Cemetery
- Shutters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutters Cemetery
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 Starke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rust Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Virginia Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Burson Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Holston Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Craigs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Benhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Three Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Lowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Leonard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Brumley Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Starke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Starke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Starke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1475076 (Starke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475076 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 619 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyndale
- Location given for Starke Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6601093 Lon: -82.0770736
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Starke 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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