A visit to the Yates 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 Yates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yates Cemetery:
37.2162, -81.4951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yates Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the south of the Yates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Yates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Sluss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Sinkford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkford Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herts Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mathena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Earls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbs Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Shraders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Wittens Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Adria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Dunford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Boissevain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Newhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Shawver Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Anawalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thompson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Gary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Little Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Thorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Coopers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- War
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
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 Yates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Tazewell
- War
- War lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Yates Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Yates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Yates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487111 (Yates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487111 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 773 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptop
- Location given for Yates Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2162265 Lon: -81.4951072
- 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 Tazewell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yates 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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