A visit to the Varney 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 Varney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Varney Cemetery:
37.6754, -82.1107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Varney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Varney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Varney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Varney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Varney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mahon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mahon Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahon Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Duty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Duty Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Upper Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Upper Curry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Curry Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Delbarton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78335 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Elk Creek Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Curry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower Curry Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Curry Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Buskirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Varney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Varney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Jacket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Musick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Buskirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Delbarton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- McCarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Thacker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Stirrat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Toler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belfry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Chattaroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Huddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Switzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
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 Varney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Varney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Varney 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 Varney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549524 (Varney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549524 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
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnabus
- Location given for Varney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6753825 Lon: -82.1106859
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Varney 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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