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 Sarah Ann

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....

, Logan County, West Virginia

Logan County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 37,710 people, 14,880 households, and 10,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile . There were 16,807 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

. The earliest burial dates to 1898, and is the grave of Captain S. Hatfeld (1891-1898). The cemetery features the grave and monument with a life-size statues 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...

, erected in 1926. 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 (Newtown, West Virginia)

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 21 burials including Elias Hatfield, brother of Captain Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield and father of Dr. Henry...

 near Newtown, West Virginia

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....

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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.