A visit to the Holt 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 Holt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:
37.3196, -81.2095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holt Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east northeast of the Holt Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Holt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandlick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sandlick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright 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]<3> of the Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Littlesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Montcalm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Johnston Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Nemours
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yards
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lashmeet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Matoaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Rocky Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Weyanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Blake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
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 Holt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 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 Holt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Holt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551479 (Holt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551479 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 859 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluefield
- Location given for Holt Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3195616 Lon: -81.2095414
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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 Mercer, 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- Holt 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |