1. ............. BELCHER Cemetery Coaldale, on Coaldale Mountain,Mercer County, West Virginia -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Directions to this cemetery::
Located: from Bluefield --- Route #52 North, to Bluewell; from Princeton --- Route #20 West, to Bluewell;
.......from Bluewell, West Virginia:
-----Route #52 North, past Pinnacle Rock State Park,
down the mountain,
passing the Bramwell / Simmons / Freeman area;
-----in the community of Coaldale, turn left(south, but, up hill) on Coaldale Mountain Road, just before the Freewill Baptist Church building, that is on the right, turn left, the road leads to a single residence, and, the cemetery is located behind this house.
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2. ........ HARLESS Cemetery, Montcalm area, Mercer County, West Virginia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Directions to this cemetery::
.....From Bluefield, WV:: Route #52 North to Buewell;
.....From Princeton, WV:: Route #20 West to Bluewell;
............from this common intersection(first of two traffic lights),
in Bluewell(routes #20 & #52), continue on #52,
right at the next(second & last) traffic light,
on Route #71, Lorton Lick Road,
to Montcalm;
............in down-town Montcalm, turn left across the Bluestone River bridge, toward McComas;
............go past Buttermilk Junction,
around a sharp right(Honaker) curve,
right at the first secondary road,
up the mountain to the left,
to a split in the road,
each having a locked gate.
............the cemetery is to the right,
to the top, about a mile,
on a flat terrain area,
on the right,
way out in the woods. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. ....... HERNDON Cemetery, Montcalm, Mercer County, West Virginia .............................................................................................. ----Directions to this cemetery::
...From Bluefield, WV: Route 52 North, to Bluewell:
...From Princeton: Route 20 West, to Bluewell:
.......from this common intersection(routes #20 & #52), first of two traffic lights, in Bluewell, continue on #52,
turn right at the next(second & last) traffic light,
Route #71, Lorton Lick Road, to Montcalm;
.......in down-town Montcalm,
turn left across the Bluestone River bridge, toward McComas;
.......immediately at the end of the bridge, turn across the Crane Creek bridge to the left, following along the flat area beside Bluestone River,
across the rail-road tracks to the right,
up the hill, to the Riverside Methodist Church building, on the right. Park on the church black-top lot;
.......directly in front of the church building there is a drive entrance, between a house on the left, and, a mobile home on the right;
.......the cemetery is located behind the house on the left,
by walking down the auto stone drive-way. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. ....... KING Cemetery, Montcalm, Mercer County, West Virginia ..................................................................................... Directions to this cemetery::
...From Bluefield, WV: Route 52 North, to Bluewell;
...From Princeton: Route 20 West, to Bluewell;
.......from this common intersection(routes #20 & #52),
in Bluewell, first of two traffic lights, continue on #52,
to the next (second and last) traffic light, turn right on Route #71, Lorton Lick Road, to Montcalm;
.......in down-town Montcalm, turn left across the Bluestone River bridge,
toward McComas;
.......immediately at the end of the bridge, turn across the Crane Creek bridge to the left, following along the flat beside the Bluestone River, across the rail-road tracks to the right, up the hill, past the Riverside Methodist Church building, on out the secondary Montcalm to Duhring road, to a sharp left turn, having an abandoned house on the right. .......There is a common drive entrance, between this abandoned house and a double-wide mobile home on the left.
.......ask the mobile home owner for permission to use his access road to get to the cemetery,
even though the cemetery is not on his property.
.......the cemetery is on top of the hill to the right of the access road. ..............................................................................
5. ......... SHRADER(Swader) Cemetery, Windmill Gap Mtn., Coaldale, Mercer County, West Virginia
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---Directions to this cemetery::
.......................from Bluefield, north on Route #52, to Bluewell; .......................from Princeton, west on Route #20, to Bluewell;
.......From Bluewell, West Virginia:
-----North on Route #52, past Pinnacle Rock State Park,
down the mountain,
passing the Bramwell / Simmons / Freeman area;
-----in the community of Coaldale, turn right(north) on Windmill Gap Road,
for about two and one-half miles. ..................................................................................
6. ....... Tabernacle Cemetery, Montcalm, Mercer County, West Virginia Directions to this cemetery::
...From Bluefield, WV: Route 52 North, to Bluewell;
...From Princeton: Route 20 West, to Bluewell;
.......from this common intersection(routes #20 & #52),
in Bluewell, first of two traffic lights, continue on #52,
to the next (second and last) traffic light, turn right on Route #71, Lorton Lick Road, to Montcalm;
.......at the entrance to down-town Montcalm, first road to the right, make a 180 degree turn,
this being the Tabernacle Hill Road;
.......at the top of a steep, straight section, just past a mobile home on the left, before making a 90 degree right turn, the Tabernacle Cemetery is on the left, on a relatively flat area of the terrain, down a narrow access road about two hundred feet, to the top of a knoll, which is kept in fairly good condition. There are three original sections to this cemetery:: 1) Burgess, being the first on the right, 2) Bratton, being the second on the right, Both sections lying from the top on the right slope, end to end with each other, measuring 302 feet, originally, both having been fenced separately; 3) the top area, and down the far slope, un-named, but, collectively, the three parcels are known as the Tabernacle Cemetery. ....................................................................
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