A visit to the Chafin 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 Chafin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chafin Cemetery:
37.6262, -82.0832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chafin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chafin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chafin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Chafin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chafin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meador Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Duty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Duty Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Buskirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Simpkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Family Cemetery
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simpkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451969 <5>
- Simkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning 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 Chafin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chafin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Musick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Pie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Matewan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buskirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Freeburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Sprigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Ransom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Phelps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wharncliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stirrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Delbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Huddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Gilbert Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belfry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Chafin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Chafin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537179 (Chafin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537179 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnabus
- Location given for Chafin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6262172 Lon: -82.083184
- 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 Mingo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chafin 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. |