A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:
37.4990, -80.6373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies just to the northeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Swope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fortner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <5>
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Karnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Kire Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snidow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth 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 Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wikel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Kire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Forest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Bargers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Peterstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wolfcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Talcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Lurich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pearisburg
- Union
- Union lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552236 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552236 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 665 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lindside
- Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.499012 Lon: -80.6372927
- 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 Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |