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:
36.8084, -82.6154
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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- James N. Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2631270 <5>
- Baldwin - Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Egan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49322 <5>
- Dingus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dingus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Ft. Blackmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sluss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- John Wesley Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer 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:
- Lano
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Blackwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gate City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nickelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appalachia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grigbys Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Coeburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Yuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Osaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
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.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Coeburn
- Gate City
- Norton
- Wise
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 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 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 #1482345 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482345 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: 469 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Blackmore
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8084321 Lon: -82.6154347
- 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 obstructions 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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