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:
36.7695, -82.6054
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Pierson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pierson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Salling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salling Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Fraysier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fraysier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraysier Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- Ft. Blackmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
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- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Ballard Gillenwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sluss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sluss Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Carter Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49322 <5>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2631270 <5>
- Baldwin - Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Dingus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dingus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sander Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson 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
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- John Wesley Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boatright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright 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:
- Fort Blackmore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Weber City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Nickelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Duffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kermit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
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- Hiltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Big Stone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Grigbys Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Maces Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Hamilton town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Appalachia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Norton
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 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 Pierson Cemetery:
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- 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 #1486194 (Pierson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486194 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: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Blackmore
- Location given for Pierson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.769543 Lon: -82.6054345
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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