A visit to the Perdue 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 Perdue Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perdue Cemetery:
37.2809, -81.2540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perdue Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perdue Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Perdue Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Perdue Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perdue Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- McQuire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McQuire Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuire Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mullin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Maple Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Park Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park Cemetery
- The Maple Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bluefield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79030 <5>
- Shrader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Perdue Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perdue Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bluefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Littlesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Nemours
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flipping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Montcalm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Pocahontas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Boissevain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Johnston Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Weyanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Matoaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 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 Perdue Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perdue Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- 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 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 Perdue 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 Perdue Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544712 (Perdue Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544712 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: 740 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bramwell
- Location given for Perdue Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2809503 Lon: -81.253988
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perdue 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. |
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