A visit to the York 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 York Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the York Cemetery:
36.6959, -83.0346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the York Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The York Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies just to the west of the York Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the York Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the York Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Cooney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cooney Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sword Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sword Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Larmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lee Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memorial Gardens
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fannin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Jayne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jayne Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayne Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jonesville.
- The Jayne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark - Jayne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391193 <5>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Pennington Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fleenortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Van
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Kyles Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cranks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dizney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Eidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kenvir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Rawhide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Holmes Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cawood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Duffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darnell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Redbud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Bobs Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Short Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Darkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Evarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Verda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Closplint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
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 York Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 York Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 York Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474349 (York Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474349 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 513 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ben Hur
- Location given for York Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6959226 Lon: -83.0346122
- 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 Lee, 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- York 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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