Hatfield Cemetery (Newtown, West Virginia)
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Hatfield Cemetery is a historic cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...

 located near Newtown
Newtown, Mingo County, West Virginia
Newtown is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Newtown is east of Matewan. Newtown has a post office with ZIP code 25686....

, Mingo County, West Virginia
Mingo County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,253 people, 11,303 households, and 8,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,898 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...

. The earliest burial dates to 1881, and is the grave of Ephraim Hatfield. The cemetery contains 21 burials including Elias Hatfield, brother of Captain Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield
Devil Anse Hatfield
William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield was the patriarch of the Hatfield clan in the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud which has since formed a part of American folklore. Devil Anse himself survived the feud, and agreed to end the feud in 1891.Hatfield was born in Logan, West Virginia, the son of...

 and father of Dr. Henry D. Hatfield
Henry D. Hatfield
Henry Drury Hatfield was a Republican politician from Logan County, West Virginia. He served a term as the 14th Governor of the state, in addition to one term in the United States Senate...

 (1875-1962). It is notable as a burial place for members of the Hatfield family, early settlers of the region and participants in the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud
Hatfield-McCoy feud
The Hatfield–McCoy feud involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky back country along the Tug Fork, off the Big Sandy River. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy....

 during the 19th century. It is a companion to the Hatfield Cemetery
Hatfield Cemetery (Sarah Ann, West Virginia)
Hatfield Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Sarah Ann, Logan County, West Virginia. The earliest burial dates to 1898, and is the grave of Captain S. Hatfeld . The cemetery features the grave and monument with a life-size statues of Captain Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, erected in 1926...

 near Sarah Ann, West Virginia
Sarah Ann, West Virginia
Sarah Ann is an unincorporated census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Sarah Ann is located along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek, west-southwest of Man. Sarah Ann has a post office with ZIP code 25644. As of the 2010 census, its population was 345....

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1980.
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