A visit to the Duff 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 Duff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duff Cemetery:
36.7095, -82.9107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Duff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Duff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rasnic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rasnic Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnic Cemetery
- Whitteker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Whitteker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitteker Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Maness - Ramey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fannin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Henry Bloomer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Bloomer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Bloomer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Bloomer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Duffield.
- The Henry Bloomer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361942 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Robinette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robinette Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Duffield.
- Robinette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robinette Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Duffield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499631 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Speer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Speer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Willis Campbells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
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 Duff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stickleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Duffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Blackwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Clinchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Rawhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Darnell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kyles Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Holmes Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Fleenortown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Big Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Cranks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Van
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Eidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Appalachia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dizney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
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 Duff 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 Duff 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 first visit 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 Duff 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 Duff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466029 (Duff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466029 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: 508 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stickleyville
- Location given for Duff Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7095365 Lon: -82.9107196
- 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 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 '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- Duff 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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