Hatfield Cemetery is a historic
cemetery located near
Newtown,
Mingo County, West Virginia. The earliest burial dates to 1881, and is the grave of Ephraim Hatfield. The cemetery contains over 100 burials including Ellison Hatfield, brother of
Captain Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, whose killing by three sons of Randolph McCoy at an election in Pike County, Kentucky, in 1882 is generally regarded as the beginning of the famous
Hatfield-McCoy Feud. It is a companion to the
Hatfield Cemetery near
Sarah Ann, West Virginia
Sarah Ann is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The CDP includes the unincorporated community of Sarah Ann, plus the neighboring communities of Crystal Block and part of Stirrat. As of the 2010 census ...
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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{{National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Buildings and structures completed in 1882
Buildings and structures in Mingo County, West Virginia
Cemeteries established in the 1880s
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Hatfield family
National Register of Historic Places in Mingo County, West Virginia