A visit to the Houndshell 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 Houndshell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houndshell Cemetery:
36.6309, -83.3182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houndshell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Houndshell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houndshell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Houndshell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houndshell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rose Hill.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Garrett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49347 <5>
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Surgener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Surgener Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgener Cemetery
- Botner Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whisman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pillion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfenbarger Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfenbarger Cemetery
- Wyrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326902 <5>
- McLin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle 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 Houndshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houndshell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sneedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Twila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Mary Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Duck Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Fleenortown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Cawood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pathfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cranks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- South Wallins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Blackwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Kyles Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coldiron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Loyall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 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 Houndshell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houndshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlan
- Jonesville
- Sneedville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Houndshell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Houndshell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1468324 (Houndshell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1468324 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
- Location given for Houndshell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6309203 Lon: -83.3182358
- 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 Lee, 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- Houndshell 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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