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A visit to the Peterson Cemetery ...


The location of the Peterson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Peterson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   36.7312°   (36° 43' 52")

Lon:   -82.7954°   (-82° 47' 43")

The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.

The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Peterson Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Peterson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Scott County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Peterson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peterson Cemetery.

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

    • Duffield
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clinchport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
      • Clinchport is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Stickleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
      • Stickleyville is located in Lee County
    • Kermit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kermit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
      • Kermit is located in Scott County
    • Dryden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lee County
    • East Stone Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
      • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
    • Big Stone Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Exeter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Wise County
    • Darnell Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
      • Darnell Town is located in Lee County
    • Keokee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
      • Keokee is located in Lee County
    • Fort Blackmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
      • Lano is located in Scott County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Yuma
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
        • Yuma is located in Scott County
      • Appalachia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pennington Gap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
        • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
      • Frisco
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
        • Frisco is located in Scott County
      • Frisco
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
        • Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Gate City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
        • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
      • Block City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
        • Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Green Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
        • Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Mount Carmel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Weber City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
        • Weber City is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
      • Blackwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
        • Blackwood is located in Wise County
      • Holmes Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
        • Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)

    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 Peterson 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 Peterson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Peterson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Kane Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kane Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kane Cemetery
    • Pannell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pannell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pannell Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pannell Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Tomlinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomlinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlinson Cemetery
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Shupe Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shupe Cemetery
    • Meredith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Cemetery
    • Fraley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraley Cemetery
    • Fraley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraley Cemetery
    • Dulaney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulaney Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Carter Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • McKinney Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
      • Carter Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Bailey Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Bowen - Peterson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen - Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowen - Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen - Peterson Cemetery
      • Walling Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walling Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
      • Peterson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Bowen Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Peterson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1486169  (Peterson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1486169 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: Duffield
      • County: Scott         Elev: 426
      • Location given for GNIS #1486169 (Peterson Cemetery)

    The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/

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

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Peterson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7312, Longitude: -82.7954       In this case, the coordinates for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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