A visit to the Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pennington Cemetery:
36.7673, -83.0993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies just to the south of the Pennington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pennington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pennington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Noe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noe Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Wash Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wash Smith Cemetery is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wash Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Hyden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Charles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cranks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Fleenortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Pennington Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dizney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Kenvir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Hubbard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Cawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Short Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Darkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Holmes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Evarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Verda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Bobs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Bailey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Closplint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Louellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Ages
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Van
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Stickleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Putney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
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 Pennington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486134 (Pennington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486134 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: 529 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennington Gap
- Location given for Pennington Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7673106 Lon: -83.0993373
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennington 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. |