A visit to the Pettyjohn 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 Pettyjohn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pettyjohn Cemetery:
36.6209, -82.2349
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pettyjohn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pettyjohn Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pettyjohn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 38 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pettyjohn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pettyjohn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sharett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharett Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shankle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shankle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankle Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dishner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishner Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dishner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sproles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
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- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Susong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Susong Cemetery is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susong Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Staubus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Staubus Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staubus Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dishner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Harr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harr Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Harr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harr Cemetery
- East Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- Sharrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sharrett Cemetery is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharrett Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
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 Pettyjohn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pettyjohn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Three Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Akard Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Burson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Benhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beechnut City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fugates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Sac ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lella ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- 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>
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Rust Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Maces Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
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 Pettyjohn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pettyjohn 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pettyjohn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Pettyjohn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486172 (Pettyjohn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486172 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bristol
- Location given for Pettyjohn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6209377 Lon: -82.2348581
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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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Pettyjohn 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. |