A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery:
36.6646, -82.0248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the northeast of the Pope Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Clyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyce Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Starke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shutters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Shutters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Sauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Ketron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Larmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Abingdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Watauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
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- Holston Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Alvarado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Virginia Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Holston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Brumley Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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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 Pope 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 Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Pope 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472624 (Pope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472624 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: 676 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyndale
- Location given for Pope Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6645553 Lon: -82.0248491
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pope 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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