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A visit to the Dinsmore Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dinsmore Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dinsmore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dinsmore Cemetery

Lat:   36.7457°   (36° 44' 44")

Lon:   -82.1840°   (-82° 11' 2")

The Dinsmore Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dinsmore Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dinsmore Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dinsmore Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Horn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horn Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Free Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Large Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Large Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Large Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Large Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Crabtree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Fleenors Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleenors Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleenors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fleenors Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • McCroskey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gobble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gobble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gobble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gobble Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Fugate Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fugate Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Fleenor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleenor Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fleenor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50240 <6>
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mendota.
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213711 <6>
    • Fleenor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleenor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleenor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Goodson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Fleenor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleenor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleenor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Denton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dinsmore Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dinsmore Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Craigs Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
    • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
  • Willow Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
  • Leonard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leonard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Washington County
  • Benhams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
    • Benhams is located in Washington County
  • Creswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Creswell is located in Russell County
  • Burson Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
    • Burson Place is located in Washington County
  • Holston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
    • Holston is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Fugates Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fugates Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
    • Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
  • Mendota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in Washington County
  • Dickensonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
    • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
  • Rust Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
    • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Washington County
    • Virginia Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
    • Three Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
    • Brumley Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
      • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <7>
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <7>
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Lowland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
      • Lowland is located in Washington County
    • Carterton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
    • Abingdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
    • Bickley Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bickley Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
      • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
    • Castlewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jessees Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jessees Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
    • Grigbys Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
      • Grigbys Store is located in Scott County

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 Dinsmore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dinsmore Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dinsmore Cemetery:

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 Dinsmore Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1465813  (Dinsmore Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1465813 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wallace
    • County: Washington         Elev: 437
    • Location given for GNIS #1465813 (Dinsmore Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dinsmore Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7457, Longitude: -82.1840       In this case, the coordinates for the Dinsmore Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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