A visit to the Dingus 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 Dingus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dingus Cemetery:
36.7759, -82.6468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dingus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dingus Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dingus Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Dingus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dingus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Tredway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tredway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Cowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McNew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Salling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salling Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 southwest of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2675165 <5>
- Pierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Carter Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dingus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dingus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- 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
- Duffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Kent Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Hiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Greenvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Hamilton town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
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 Dingus 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 Dingus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Norton
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 Dingus 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 Dingus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483018 (Dingus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483018 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: 531 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Stone Gap
- Location given for Dingus Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7759315 Lon: -82.6468244
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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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dingus 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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