A visit to the Gillenwater 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 Gillenwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillenwater Cemetery:
36.7534, -82.5371
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillenwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the south southwest of the Gillenwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gillenwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gillenwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gillenwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- George McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Fraysier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fraysier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraysier Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- John Wesley Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sluss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- Ballard Gillenwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Blackmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Henderson - Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Solon Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blankenbeckler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner 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 Gillenwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gillenwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowflake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Lano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Nickelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Weber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Maces Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Morrison City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Clinchport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Fugates Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Norton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
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 Gillenwater 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 Gillenwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Coeburn
- Gate City
- Norton
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 helpful 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 Gillenwater 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 Gillenwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483627 (Gillenwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483627 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: 659 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Blackmore
- Location given for Gillenwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7534324 Lon: -82.5370993
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillenwater 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. |