A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
36.6934, -82.7296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter 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 east southeast of the Carter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Rhoton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rhoton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoton Cemetery
- Floyd Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Gobble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gobble Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobble Cemetery
- Pridemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pridemore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridemore Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
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- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Rhoton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhoton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Mitchell Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boatright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinchport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Duffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Blackmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stickleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Block City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weber City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Lano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- New Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Beartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Big Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dryden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482341 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482341 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: 508 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinchport
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6934308 Lon: -82.7296044
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carter 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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