A visit to the Kern 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 Kern Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kern Cemetery:
36.7582, -82.6185
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kern Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kern 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 southeast of the Kern Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kern Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Kern Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kern Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Dingus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dingus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sander Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
- Fraysier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fraysier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraysier Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Henderson - Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
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- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49322 <5>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2631270 <5>
- Baldwin - Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Laney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Ft. Blackmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Ballard Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kern Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kern Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Blackmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- 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
- Dungannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kermit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
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- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- 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
- Nickelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Grigbys Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Maces Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Esserville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Appalachia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Kern 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 Kern Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Norton
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 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 Kern 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 Kern Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498103 (Kern Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498103 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: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Blackmore
- Location given for Kern Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7581539 Lon: -82.6184904
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kern 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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