A visit to the Astin 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 Astin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Astin Cemetery:
36.7459, -81.8601
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Astin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the west southwest of the Astin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Astin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Astin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Astin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Gosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gosby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosby Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Neff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hagy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hagy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagy Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Baugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Astin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Astin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glade Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Watauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Drowning Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Clinchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Loves Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Chilhowie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Allison Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Holston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
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 Astin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Astin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Astin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Astin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1481352 (Astin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481352 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 641 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Astin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7459459 Lon: -81.8601241
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Astin 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |