A visit to the Coldiron 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 Coldiron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coldiron Cemetery:
36.7873, -82.8574
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coldiron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Coldiron Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Coldiron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coldiron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shupe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupe Cemetery
- Sturgil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturgil Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgil Cemetery
- Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arbuckle Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Clarkston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coldiron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coldiron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Duffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Stickleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- East Stone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Pennington Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Clinchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Appalachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Kent Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lynch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Benham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Blackwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Fort Blackmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Closplint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
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 Coldiron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coldiron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 professional and volunteer 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 Coldiron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Coldiron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482636 (Coldiron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482636 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Stone Gap
- Location given for Coldiron Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7873158 Lon: -82.8573848
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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 Lee, 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- Coldiron 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |