A visit to the Horton 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 Horton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horton Cemetery:
36.7262, -82.7690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Horton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Horton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Minton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Nickels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nickels Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickels Cemetery
- Kane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kane Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bowen - Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Floyd Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rhoton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoton Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Bowen - Shephard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Horton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duffield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clinchport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Darnell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Greenvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Kent Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Beartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Pennington Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
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 Horton 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 Horton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Pennington Gap
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Horton 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 Horton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498099 (Horton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498099 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: 496 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duffield
- Location given for Horton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7262076 Lon: -82.76905
- 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' (or 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- Horton 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. |