A visit to the Dropping Lick Cemetery ...

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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, 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.

The Location of the Dropping Lick Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dropping Lick Cemetery

Lat:   37.5163°   (37° 30' 58")

Lon:   -80.5633°   (-80° 33' 47")

The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies just to the north of the Dropping Lick Cemetery .

Name Variations for Dropping Lick Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:

• Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dropping Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Ballard Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Ballard - Harvey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Fortner Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Swope Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swope Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Lively Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Chambers Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Kire Community Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kire Community Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kire Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Kire Community Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
• Old Rehobeth Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Green Hill Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
  • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78498 <5>

  Google driving directions:

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  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to the Green Hill Cemetery

• Bradley Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
• Wayside Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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  • New Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Gap Mills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gap Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gap Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Orchard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Cemetery
    • The Orchard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169172 <5>

    Google driving directions:

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    From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to the Orchard Cemetery

  • Broyles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • New Hope Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Mt. Carman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Karnes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County

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]<2> of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dropping Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Wikel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
  • Wikel is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Wikel

  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Wikel

• Kire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
  • Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Union

  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Union

• Assurance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
  • Assurance is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Assurance

  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Assurance

• Hillsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Hillsdale

  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Hillsdale

• Hollywood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

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  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Hollywood

• Wolfcreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

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• Captain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)

  Google driving directions:

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  From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Captain

• Creamery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
  • Creamery is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

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• Mountain Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)

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• Ballard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Monroe County

  Google driving directions:

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• Bargers Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bargers Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
  • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County

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• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Forest Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Summers County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <7>

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  • Riffe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
    • Riffe is located in Summers County

    Google driving directions:

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  • Lowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Summers County

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  • Pembroke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <7>

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  • Huffman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)

    Google driving directions:

    From your current location to Huffman

    From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Huffman

  • Simmonsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
    • Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)

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    From your current location to Simmonsville

    From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Simmonsville

  • Rockland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County

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  • Talcott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott
    • Talcott is located in Summers County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talcott <7>

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    From your current location to Talcott

    From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Talcott

  • Frazier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
    • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County

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  • Peterstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
    • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <7>

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  • Pearisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
    • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <7>

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    From your current location to Pearisburg

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  • Alderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
    • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <7>

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  • Newport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Giles County (VA)

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  • Fort Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
    • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County

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  • Hilldale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
    • Hilldale is located in Summers County

    Google driving directions:

    From your current location to Hilldale

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  • Buck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
    • Buck is located in Summers County

    Google driving directions:

    From your current location to Buck

    From the Dropping Lick Cemetery to Buck

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 Dropping Lick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dropping Lick Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Alderson
  • Alderson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alderson.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
• Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearisburg.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
• Union
  • Union lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Dropping Lick Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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 Dropping Lick Cemetery:

• Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Alleghany County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Bland County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Craig County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Giles County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Montgomery County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Pulaski County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Radford City
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Roanoke County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Fayette County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Greenbrier County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Mercer County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Raleigh County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Summers County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Monroe County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for West Virginia
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for West Virginia
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Monroe
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Dropping Lick Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Dropping Lick Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1558734  (Dropping Lick Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1558734 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Union
  • County: Monroe         Elev: 620
  • Location given for GNIS #1558734 (Dropping Lick Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dropping Lick Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5163, Longitude: -80.5633
<3>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>	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.
<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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.