A visit to the Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
36.7443, -82.8624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lawson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Willis Campbells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
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- Meredith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Shupe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupe Cemetery
- Sturgil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sturgil Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgil Cemetery
- Coldiron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldiron Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Maness - Ramey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Fickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fickle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Cemetery
- Burchette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burchette Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchette Cemetery
- Sproles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Nickels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nickels Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickels Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbuckle Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stickleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Duffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Darnell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Pennington Gap
(9 miles [14.5 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
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Holmes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Appalachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Fleenortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Kent Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Lynch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kyles Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Closplint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Dizney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
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 Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 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 Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484740 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484740 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: 603 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duffield
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.74426 Lon: -82.8623852
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawson 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. |