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A visit to the Samples 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 Samples Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Samples Cemetery:

38.4865, -81.1979

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Samples Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay. Clay lies just to the east southeast of the Samples Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Samples Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Samples Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Pierson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pierson Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Blue Knob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Blue Knob Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob Cemetery
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
  • Grose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grose Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Naylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Harper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hively Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hively Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Amma Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Amma Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amma Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
    • Rolling Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
    • Shamlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamlin Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Clendenin.
    • Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
      • The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Laurel Point Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Samples Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Samples Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Procious
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Procious is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
  • Pigeon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Bomont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bomont is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
  • Elkhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Porter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Porter is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Valley Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spread
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
  • Apgah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Apgah is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
  • Gould
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gould is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Wellford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wellford is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clendenin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dink
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
    • Reamer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
    • Kester ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kester is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
    • Falling Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
    • Mudfork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
    • Oka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
    • Youngs Bottom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
    • Three Mile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
    • Coco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Coco is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
    • Looneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Ira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Stinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson

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 Samples Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Samples Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Samples Cemetery: