A visit to the Hurley 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 Hurley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hurley Cemetery:
37.4734, -81.9771
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hurley Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Hurley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Hurley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hurley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Matney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Panther.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79063 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
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- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hurley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hurley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wyoming City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
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- Panther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Kelsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Wharncliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stopover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Majestic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Iaeger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Gilbert Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Freeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Phelps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Bradshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Calloway Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
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 Hurley Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hurley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Hurley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Hurley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540610 (Hurley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540610 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panther
- Location given for Hurley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4734434 Lon: -81.9770665
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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 McDowell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurley 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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