A visit to the Monte Vista Park ...
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 Monte Vista Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monte Vista Park:
37.3107, -81.1465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monte Vista Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monte Vista Park is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the north northeast of the Monte Vista Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monte Vista Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Monte Vista Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monte Vista Park, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Hartwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hartwell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Honaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
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 Monte Vista Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monte Vista Park, with the nearest first:
- Edison
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Johnston Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Littlesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Blake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- East River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Montcalm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bluefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Lashmeet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Nemours
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Matoaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Bramwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
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 Monte Vista Park. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monte Vista Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 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 Monte Vista Park:
- 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 Monte Vista Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552174 (Monte Vista Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552174 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: 767 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluefield
- Location given for Monte Vista Park:
- Lat: 37.3106735 Lon: -81.1464824
- 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 '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- Monte Vista Park) 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. |