A visit to the Childress 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 Childress Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Childress Cemetery:
36.8454, -82.4627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Childress Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Childress Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Childress 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 Childress Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Childress Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin - Sluss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baldwin - Sluss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin - Sluss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin - Sluss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Dungannon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421774 <5>
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Stapleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stapleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Osborne - Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Riner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Hunneycutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunneycutt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunneycutt Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Corder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Corder Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker 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 Childress Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Childress Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dungannon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Fugates Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Bickley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Herald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maces Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Dante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Hiltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Dickensonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Blackwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
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 Childress 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 Childress Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
- Wise lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Childress Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Childress 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 Childress Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482514 (Childress Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482514 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: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dungannon
- Location given for Childress Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8453793 Lon: -82.4626514
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Childress 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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