A visit to the Barr 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 Barr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barr Cemetery:
36.6020, -82.3065
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barr Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Barr Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Barr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Pippin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Snapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snapp Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapp Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Fulkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson Cemetery
- Seneker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Ridgeway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beechnut City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Akard Addition
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Blountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Virginia Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Benhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Maces Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Burson Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
- Hiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Fugates Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
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 Barr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Barr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Barr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462808 (Barr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462808 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 610 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blountville
- Location given for Barr Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6020476 Lon: -82.3065284
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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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barr 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |