A visit to the Stidham 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 Stidham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stidham Cemetery:
36.9698, -82.6999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stidham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stidham Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the east of the Stidham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stidham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Stidham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stidham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canepatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Canepatch Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Strength Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Strength Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strength Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kilbourn Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Robinett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sumners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sumners Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumners Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumners Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Appalachia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305091 <5>
- Treadway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Mariners Museum Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mariners Museum Park is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Museum Park
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Screech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Screech Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screech Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stidham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stidham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Osaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Big Stone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oven Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Mayking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Ermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Lano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Coeburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Darnell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Farraday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Bellcraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Haddonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- West Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Benham
(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 Stidham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stidham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Whitesburg
- 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 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 Stidham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Stidham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487571 (Stidham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487571 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 677 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Stidham Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9698206 Lon: -82.6998812
- 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 Wise, 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- Stidham 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. |