The location of Collins Cemetery
A visit to the Collins Cemetery ...
The location of the Collins Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. We found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Collins Cemetery ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Collins Cemetery ...
The Location of the Collins Cemetery ...
The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County. The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch.
Below are the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that we are using for the location of the Collins Cemetery
Lat: 37.3815° (37° 22' 53")
Lon: -81.8607° (-81° 51' 38")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 81 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Collins Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in McDowell County.
| Atwell Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East (E) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Blankenship Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Blankenship Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Blankenship Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Blankenship Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Blevins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East (E) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Bowles Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Brant Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Buckeye Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Burke Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Candy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Cantrell Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Cline Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Compton Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Day Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Deskins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East (E) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Estep Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Southwest (SW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Estep Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the West (W) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Hagerman Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Haggy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Horn Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Horne Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Horne Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Horne Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Horne Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Keen Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Keen Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Keen Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Keen Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Kennedy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Southwest (SW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Kennedy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the North (N) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lester Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lester Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lester Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lester Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lockhart Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Lockhart Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Meadows Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North (N) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mullins Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mullins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mullins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mullins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Mullins Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Payne Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Payne Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Southwest (SW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Puckett Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Reed Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Riffe Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East (E) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Robert Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North (N) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Robert Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Robertson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Roe Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Rose Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Rowe Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Rowe Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Sparks Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Stacy Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Stacy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Stacy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Steele Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North (N) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Trap Fork Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Vance Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Vance Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Wimmer Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Wimmer Cemetery (VA) [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Wimmer Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Wimmer Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Woods Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Collins 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] of the Collins Cemetery.
| Baileysville [Map] | Kelsa (VA) [Map] |
| Baisden [Map] | Majestic (KY) [Map] |
| Bearwallow (VA) [Map] | Phelps (KY) [Map] |
| Big Sandy [Map] | Royal City (VA) [Map] |
| Bradshaw [Map] | Stopover (KY) [Map] |
| Cub City [Map] | Union City [Map] |
| Davy [Map] | Uno [Map] |
| Gary [Map] | Vansant (VA) [Map] |
| Gilbert Creek [Map] | War [Map] |
| Gilbert [Map] | Welch [Map] |
| Grundy (VA) [Map] | Wharncliffe [Map] |
| Iaeger [Map] | Wyoming City [Map] |
| Janey (VA) [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Collins Cemetery.
| Grundy [Map] | |
| - | Located in Buchanan County (VA) |
| - | Lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Iaeger [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| War [Map] | |
| - | Lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Collins Cemetery |
| Welch [Map] | |
| - | Lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Collins Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to all and free to view - although it should be mentioned that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Collins Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to West Virginia:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to McDowell County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of West Virginia, Cemeteries of McDowell County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for West Virginia |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for West Virginia |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of West Virginia, Cemeteries of McDowell County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from West Virginia |
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Collins Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Collins Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1537524 (Name of Record: Collins Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: McDowell
Lat: 37.3815005 Lon: -81.860673 [Map]
Elev: 622 Map Name: Iaeger
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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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3815, Longitude: -81.8607 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |