A visit to the Mitchell 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 Mitchell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mitchell Cemetery:
37.3201, -81.8332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mitchell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Mitchell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mitchell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
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- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mitchell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mitchell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Height is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Bradshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Peapatch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Paynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bearwallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Yukon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- War
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- War is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Iaeger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Roderfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Janey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
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 Mitchell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mitchell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grundy
- Iaeger
- War
- War lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Mitchell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1543464 (Mitchell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543464 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: 502 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradshaw
- Location given for Mitchell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3201122 Lon: -81.8331715
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchell 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. |