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:
36.6873, -82.4988
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the southwest of the Lawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Culbutson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Culbutson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbutson Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Solon Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- John F. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The John F. Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John F. Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John F. Williams Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gate City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2678181 <5>
- Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- George McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Spencer Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abijah Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Abijah Alley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abijah Alley Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
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- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blankenbeckler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Estill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Catron Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Spuryer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spuryer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuryer Cemetery
- Culbertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie 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 Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snowflake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gate City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Maces Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Nickelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Morrison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Fort Blackmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
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- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Grigbys Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dungannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Kingsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Mill Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Lano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469211 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469211 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: 509 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hiltons
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6873223 Lon: -82.4987635
- 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 '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- 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> | 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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