A visit to the Castle 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 Castle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castle Cemetery:
36.7454, -82.3779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Castle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Castle Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Castle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Castle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Castle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Castle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jessee Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Nickelsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654516 <5>
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Grigsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grigsby Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigsby Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Culbertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
- Salyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Free Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Free Hill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill Cemetery
- Sebras Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Castle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Castle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nickelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Fugates Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Mendota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Maces Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Benhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dickensonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Mill Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Craigs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Bickley Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Beechnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Burson Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Virginia City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Castle 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 Castle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498051 (Castle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498051 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: 586 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hiltons
- Location given for Castle Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7453797 Lon: -82.3779241
- 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 from Point A (ie- Castle 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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