A visit to the Justice 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 Justice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Justice Cemetery:
37.4651, -81.9357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Justice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Justice Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Justice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Justice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Justice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 north)
- 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 north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
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- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Trap Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Trap Fork Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Fork Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline 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 Justice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Justice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Panther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
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- Wharncliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iaeger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Kelsa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Gilbert Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Stopover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
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- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Majestic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Roderfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Cub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
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- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Thacker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Freeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
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 Justice Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Justice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Justice 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 Justice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1541048 (Justice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1541048 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: 441 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panther
- Location given for Justice Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4651104 Lon: -81.9356759
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Justice 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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