A visit to the Dempsey 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 Dempsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dempsey Cemetery:
37.7784, -82.1487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dempsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dempsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dempsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dempsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dempsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Ooten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ooten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Delbarton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78335 <5>
- Gilman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zornes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zornes Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zornes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zornes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Myrtle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80395 <5>
- Elk Creek Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Curry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Curry Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Upper Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Upper Curry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Curry Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Sturgell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sturgell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgell Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dempsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dempsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Myrtle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Dingess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Troy Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Chattaroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Stirrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Switzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Musick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Buskirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Toler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- McCarr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Peach Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
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 Dempsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dempsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Holden
- Logan
- Logan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dempsey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Williamson
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 Dempsey 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 Dempsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1538123 (Dempsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538123 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: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrtle
- Location given for Dempsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7784352 Lon: -82.1487443
- 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' (or 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- Dempsey 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. |