A visit to the Pierson 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 Pierson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierson Cemetery:
36.6548, -82.6824
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the east of the Pierson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Pierson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Speers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Speers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Pierson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kermit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Clinchport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Block City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morrison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Rotherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Fort Blackmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Horace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Borden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Hiltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
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 Pierson 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 Pierson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pierson 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 Pierson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486193 (Pierson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486193 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: 454 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinchport
- Location given for Pierson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6548204 Lon: -82.6823804
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierson 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. |