A visit to the Bailey 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 Bailey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Cemetery:
37.4979, -81.9318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bailey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bailey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Stacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
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- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Haggy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Haggy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggy Cemetery
- Trap Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trap Fork Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Star Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Star Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hollow Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Matney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Panther.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79063 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart 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 Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wyoming City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
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- Panther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wharncliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Iaeger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Baisden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelsa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
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- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stopover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
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- Majestic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
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- Cub City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
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- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Pie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Bradshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Thacker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Freeburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Bailey Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535122 (Bailey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535122 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panther
- Location given for Bailey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.497888 Lon: -81.9317864
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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 West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bailey 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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