A visit to the Parmer 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 Parmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parmer Cemetery:
37.3315, -81.0420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parmer 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 Parmer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Parmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Cassidy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cassidy 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Tiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Barberie Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberie Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
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- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney 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
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells 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 south)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McCue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCue Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCue Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake 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 Parmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Blake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
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- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oakvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Johnston Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Elgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Willowton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Littlesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Glen Lyn
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Lashmeet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lurich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Montcalm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Matoaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Flipping
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
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 Parmer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Parmer 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 Parmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552436 (Parmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552436 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: 793 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Parmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3315078 Lon: -81.0420326
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parmer 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. |