A visit to the Green Spring 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 Green Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Spring Cemetery:
36.6368, -81.9954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the north of the Green Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Green Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Larmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Clyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyce Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Hotter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotter Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Starke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke Cemetery
- Ketron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton 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 Green Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Rust Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Holston Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Drowning Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Lowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Virginia Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Burson Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Brumley Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Buladeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Shingletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Craigs Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Benhams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
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 Green Spring 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 Green Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Bristol
- Damascus
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Green Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Green Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498265 (Green Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498265 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 551 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Green Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6367788 Lon: -81.995403
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Spring 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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