A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
37.3579, -81.1598
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hall - Gott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall - Gott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Gott Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
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- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Estate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Monte Vista Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Monte Vista Park is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Park
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Honaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Hypes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hypes Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Cemetery
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 King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnston Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Littlesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lashmeet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Montcalm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Blake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Matoaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weyanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Bluefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nemours
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- East River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Yards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
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 King Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 King 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551651 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551651 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: 866 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluefield
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3578954 Lon: -81.1598169
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- King 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. |