A visit to the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn Cemetery:
37.4240, -80.7631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dunn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dunn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Karnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Peterstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Mason French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
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- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Lovern Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovern Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Athens.
- The Lovern Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Casher Hill Cemetery
- Cashers Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77962 <5>
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Chambers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Swope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Glen Lyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Assurance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Willowton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shumate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Wikel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Elgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Oakvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Buck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Eggleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Mountain Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Kire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Bargers Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Pipestem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1550995 (Dunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1550995 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peterstown
- Location given for Dunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4240107 Lon: -80.7631307
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunn 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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