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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Nelson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Nelson Cemetery (FG ID #51418)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery

Lat:   36.7707°   (36° 46' 14")

Lon:   -81.3977°   (-81° 23' 51")

The cemetery is located in Smyth County<4>.

As an estimate, the Nelson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Sugar Grove.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the west of The Nelson Cemetery is the Cress Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northwest of the Nelson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pierce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Porter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Burton Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Old Parks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Parks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Marchant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marchant Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keesling Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keesling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keesling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Carrico Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carrico Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Kirk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Bolt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Trout Dale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Comer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Comer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Young Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Parks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Carmi Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carmi Cemetery is located in Smyth County

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]<2> of the Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Nelson Cemetery:

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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1485822  (Nelson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1485822 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Atkins
    • County: Smyth         Elev: 832
    • Location given for GNIS #1485822 (Nelson Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51418

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7707, Longitude: -81.3977       In this case, the coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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