A visit to the Peterson 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 Peterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peterson Cemetery:
36.7312, -82.7954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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.<4>
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)
- The Kane Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Cemetery
- Pannell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pannell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Shupe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupe Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
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- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bowen - Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Stickleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Darnell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Yuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Appalachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pennington Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Block City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Osaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Holmes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
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.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Pennington Gap
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486169 (Peterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486169 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: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duffield
- Location given for Peterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7312067 Lon: -82.7954394
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peterson 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. |