A visit to the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parsons Cemetery:
36.7379, -83.0007
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies just to the west southwest of the Parsons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parsons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Lee Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lee Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memorial Gardens
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
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- Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hyden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The York Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Jayne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jayne Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayne Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jonesville.
- The Jayne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark - Jayne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391193 <5>
- Powell Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Valley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321941 <5>
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]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Stickleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Blackwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Holmes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Keokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Cranks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Darnell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Dizney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kyles Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenvir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Closplint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Redbud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Hubbard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Louellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Short Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Darkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Evarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
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 Parsons Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- 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 Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472085 (Parsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472085 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: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ben Hur
- Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7378666 Lon: -83.0007215
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsons 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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