A visit to the Witten 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 Witten Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witten Cemetery:
37.2996, -81.3154
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witten Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witten Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Witten 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] of the Witten Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witten Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isaac Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Isaac Bell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Coopers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Bryant Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pocahontas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pocahontas Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mohawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- Mohawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
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- Mohawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- Mohawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Mullin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mullin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Witten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witten Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Nemours
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Bramwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pocahontas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Boissevain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bluefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flipping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Montcalm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Anawalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Abbs Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Weyanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Matoaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
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 Witten Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Witten 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 Witten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549262 (Witten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549262 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: 716 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bramwell
- Location given for Witten Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2995608 Lon: -81.3153786
- 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 from Point A (ie- Witten 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. |