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:
37.4826, -81.9510
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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Bailey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Bailey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Haggy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Haggy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggy Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester 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
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Panther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wharncliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelsa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Iaeger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Gilbert Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Majestic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Paw Paw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
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- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- 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
- Wilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Freeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Phelps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Bradshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Thacker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 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 #1535120 (Bailey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535120 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: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panther
- Location given for Bailey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4826102 Lon: -81.9509541
- 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 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 '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- 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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