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A visit to the Vanover Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Vanover Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vanover Cemetery (FG ID #52514)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Vanover Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vanover Cemetery

Lat:   37.1949°   (37° 11' 41")

Lon:   -82.4631°   (-82° 27' 47")

The Vanover Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies just to the south of the Vanover Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Vanover Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vanover Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stanley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Newberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newberry Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Swindall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swindall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swindall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swindall Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • O'Quinn - Deel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
  • Doc Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doc Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doc Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doc Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Fleming Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Flemming Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flemming Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Rakes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rakes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rakes Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dickenson County

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 Vanover Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vanover Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clintwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ashcamp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
    • Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Darwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Omaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omaha
    • From the Vanover Cemetery to Omaha
  • Clinchco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tarpon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
    • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tarpon
    • From the Vanover Cemetery to Tarpon
  • Hellier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burdine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
    • Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Haddonfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lookout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
    • Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Dorton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Almira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pound
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Haysi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <6>
    • Elkhorn City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
      • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <6>
    • Rockhouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Myra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
      • Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jenkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Draffin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jonancy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
      • Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Belcher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
      • Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Virgie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
      • Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
    • McRoberts
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Vanover 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 Vanover Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Vanover Cemetery:

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 Vanover Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1488112  (Vanover Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1488112 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clintwood
    • County: Dickenson         Elev: 566
    • Location given for GNIS #1488112 (Vanover Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #52514

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vanover Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1949, Longitude: -82.4631    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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