A visit to the Young 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 Young Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Young Cemetery:
36.9601, -81.4754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Young Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southwest of the Young Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Young Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Young Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Cregger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cregger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cregger Cemetery
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Cemetery
- Totten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totten Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Tilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Tannersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51080 <5>
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
- The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgedale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294892 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
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 Young Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Asberrys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Broadford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Little Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Five Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Adria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Wittens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Shawver Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Chilhowie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pounding Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saltville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Claypool Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
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 Young Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Young Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Saltville
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Young Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Young Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487128 (Young Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487128 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 642 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nebo
- Location given for Young Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9601158 Lon: -81.47539
- 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 Smyth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Young 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. |