A visit to the Duty 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 Duty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duty Cemetery:
36.8762, -82.1107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duty Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the northeast of the Duty Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Duty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Westhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westhill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhill Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chafin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Dickensonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49761 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Ketron Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller 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 Duty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Barnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Artrip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Holston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elk Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Bickley Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Carrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
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 Duty Cemetery. The following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Honaker
- Lebanon
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 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 Duty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Duty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466063 (Duty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466063 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 668 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Duty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8762191 Lon: -82.1106879
- 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 Russell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duty 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |