A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
37.3548, -81.2804
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Owens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Harless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Hollinsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hollinsworth Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinsworth Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Isaac Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Isaac Bell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Bell Cemetery
- Delp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Delp Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Sandlick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandlick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flipping
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
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- Montcalm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bramwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coopers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Nemours
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Littlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Matoaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Weyanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Falls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Boissevain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Bluefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Johnston Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Kyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Anawalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
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 Owens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Owens 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544486 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544486 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: 802 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bramwell
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3548385 Lon: -81.2803779
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owens 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. |