A visit to the Atkins 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 Atkins Cemetery ...
The Atkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bowling Cemetery
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bratton Cemetery
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Calfee Cemetery
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Calfee Cemetery
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Gibson Cemetery
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Harry Cemetery
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Honaker Cemetery
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Lincoln Park Cemetery
- The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Mills Cemetery
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Monte Vista Park
- The Monte Vista Park is located in Mercer County
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- Neal Cemetery
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Pruett Cemetery
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Shumate Cemetery
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Stowers Cemetery
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Stowers Cemetery
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Underwood Cemetery
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Winfrey Cemetery
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Winfrey Cemetery
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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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]<2> of the Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Athens
- Bastian
- Bethel ‑ Historic
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
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- Blake ‑ Historic
- Blake is located in Mercer County
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- Bluefield
- Bluefield
- Bramwell
- Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
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- East River ‑ Historic
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Edison
- Edison is located in Mercer County
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- El Centro ‑ Historic
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
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- Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flipping
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
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- Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
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- Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Johnston Town
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
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- Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
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- Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
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- Matoaka
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Montcalm
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
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- Nemours
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
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- Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Princeton
- Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
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- Yards
- Yards is located in Mercer County
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- Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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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 Atkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 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 Atkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Atkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1550122 (Atkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1550122 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 755 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluefield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Atkins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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