A visit to the Mount Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
37.3348, -81.0720
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the northwest of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Winfrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Honaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Parmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Hypes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hypes Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bratton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Barberie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barberie Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberie 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- East River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Johnston Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Round Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rocky Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Oakvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Littlesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Lashmeet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Willowton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Matoaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Montcalm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Glen Lyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Weyanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Horeb 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 helpful 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 Mt. Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1557278 (Mount Horeb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1557278 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: 783 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Mount Horeb Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3348408 Lon: -81.0720342
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Horeb 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. |