A visit to the Norris 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 Norris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norris Cemetery:
36.6159, -82.3049
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norris Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Norris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Norris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Norris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Pippin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Seneker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneker Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Staubus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Staubus Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staubus Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Snapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Snapp Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapp Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Fulkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson Cemetery
- Seneker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneker Cemetery
- Deck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Harr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harr Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dishner Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Bristol (TN).
- The Dishner Cemetery has also been known as:
- A.M. Dishner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11370 <5>
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shankle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shankle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankle Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beechnut City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Mill Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Akard Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maces Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Virginia Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Burson Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Lella ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Fugates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Hiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
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 Norris 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 Norris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
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 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 Norris 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 Norris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471568 (Norris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471568 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: 561 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blountville
- Location given for Norris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6159365 Lon: -82.3048618
- 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- Norris 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |