A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
37.4734, -81.8276
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Collins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Robert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Robert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele 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
- Trap Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trap Fork Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Fork Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Estep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Haggy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haggy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggy Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Candy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Candy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Cemetery
- Brant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brant Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
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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 Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iaeger
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Panther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
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- Roderfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wyoming City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
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- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
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- Gilbert Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Bradshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baisden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Cub City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Wharncliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Baileysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Uno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Yukon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Fanny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Sun Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun 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 Collins Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Collins 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1537527 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1537527 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: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iaeger
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4734445 Lon: -81.8276155
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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 '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- Collins 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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