A visit to the Laney 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 Laney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laney Cemetery:
36.7790, -82.6590
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laney Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Laney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Laney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Tredway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tredway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway 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
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Salling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salling Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 southwest of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2675165 <5>
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- East Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Big Stone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Snowflake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Appalachia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Greenvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Hiltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
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 Laney 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 Laney 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 start with 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 Laney 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 Laney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484660 (Laney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484660 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: 539 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Stone Gap
- Location given for Laney Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.778987 Lon: -82.6590471
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laney 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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