A visit to the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery:
36.6709, -82.5982
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the south southeast of the Blair Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blair Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Abijah Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Abijah Alley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abijah Alley Cemetery
- Spencer Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Estill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Speers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Speers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John F. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The John F. Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John F. Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John F. Williams Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gate City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2678181 <5>
- Quillin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Solon Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gate City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Weber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Snowflake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Kermit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Hiltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Blackmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rotherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Block City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Borden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Green Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orebank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Maces Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
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 Blair 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 Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blair 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1463543 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463543 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: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gate City
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6709324 Lon: -82.5982109
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blair 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. |