A visit to the Simkins Family 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 Simkins Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simkins Family Cemetery:
37.5819, -82.0140
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simkins Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simkins Family Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Simkins Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Simkins Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simkins Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Beechfork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beechfork Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfork Cemetery
- The Beechfork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975435 <5>
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Musick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Star Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Star Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hollow Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore 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 Simkins Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simkins Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wharncliffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Majestic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Baisden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stopover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Wyoming City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Gilbert Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Musick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Phelps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Jacket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Blackberry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Stirrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Kelsa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Sprigg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Calloway Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Paw Paw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Cub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Wylo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Simkins Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Simkins Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586375 (Simkins Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586375 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: Mingo
- Topo Map Name: Majestic
- Location given for Simkins Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5819242 Lon: -82.0140015
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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 Mingo, 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- Simkins Family 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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