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A visit to the Matoaka Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Matoaka Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matoaka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matoaka Cemetery

Lat:   37.4201°   (37° 25' 12")

Lon:   -81.2393°   (-81° 14' 21")

The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east southeast of the Matoaka Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Matoaka Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matoaka Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Harless Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harless Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prosperity Cemetery
    • The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herndon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Robinett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinett Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Belcher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Wall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Sandlick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandlick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandlick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandlick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Donley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Donley Cemetery is located in Mercer County

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 Matoaka Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matoaka Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Matoaka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
    • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Weyanoke
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
    • Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
  • Lashmeet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
    • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
  • Montcalm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montcalm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
    • Montcalm is located in Mercer County
  • Flipping
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
    • Flipping is located in Mercer County
  • Littlesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
    • Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
  • Johnston Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
    • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
  • Bramwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Mercer County
  • Coopers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Coopers is located in Mercer County
  • Nemours
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nemours. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemours
    • Nemours is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemours <6>
  • El Centro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
    • El Centro is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
    • Pocahontas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Yards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
      • Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Yards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
      • Yards is located in Mercer County
    • Edison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
      • Edison is located in Mercer County
    • Oak Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
    • Falls Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
      • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Bluefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Northfork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
      • Northfork is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <6>
    • Kyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in McDowell County
    • Bluefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Mercer County
    • Bud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Bud is located in Wyoming County
    • Keystone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <6>

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 Matoaka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matoaka 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 either 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 Matoaka Cemetery:

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 Matoaka Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1557256  (Matoaka Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1557256 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Matoaka
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 788
    • Location given for GNIS #1557256 (Matoaka Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Matoaka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4201, Longitude: -81.2393       In this case, the coordinates for the Matoaka Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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