A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
36.8940, -82.0268
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the west of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
- Russell Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ketron Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Pauper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Gilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Westhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Westhill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhill Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Yates Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Yates Family Cemetery is located in Russell County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
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- Barnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
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- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Artrip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Holston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Honaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dickensonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Craigs Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Clinchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rust Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Allison Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Carrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Castlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bickley Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466529 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466529 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: 660 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8939987 Lon: -82.0267948
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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 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 '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- Ferguson 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. |