A visit to the Beard 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 Beard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beard Cemetery:
36.7740, -82.5965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beard Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Beard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Beard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Boatright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2675165 <5>
- Kern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Fraysier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fraysier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraysier Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
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- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- John Wesley Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sluss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Carter Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49322 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Dingus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dingus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Salling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salling Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sander Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Blackmore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Gate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nickelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinchport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Weber City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blackwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Grigbys Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Big Stone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Kermit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Maces Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
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 Beard 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 Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Norton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Beard 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 Beard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1481535 (Beard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481535 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: 419 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Blackmore
- Location given for Beard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7739876 Lon: -82.5965454
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beard 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. |
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