A visit to the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
36.7359, -81.9079
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the west southwest of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hagy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hagy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagy Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Baugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Astin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
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- Knollkreg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knollkreg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollkreg Cemetery
- Gosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gosby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosby Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Abingdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Lindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Alvarado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Drowning Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Green Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Brumley Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Loves Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Saltville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Saltville
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 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1476739 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476739 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: 664 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7359453 Lon: -81.9079027
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkinson 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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