A visit to the Neal 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 Neal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Neal Cemetery:
37.3073, -81.1315
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Neal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Neal Cemetery 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 Neal Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Neal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calfee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Hartwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hartwell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee 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
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 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
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- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells 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 north)
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Estate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Pruett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- Sword Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sword Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sword Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Hypes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hypes Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall - Gott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall - Gott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Gott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Neal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- 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
- Rocky Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom
(5 miles [8 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 (13 more) ...
- Montcalm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 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 northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- 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
- Oakvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- 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
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nemours
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Neal Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Neal Cemetery.
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 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 Neal 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 Neal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552279 (Neal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552279 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: 791 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluefield
- Location given for Neal Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3073402 Lon: -81.1314816
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neal 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. |