A visit to the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Robert Osborne Family Cemetery (FG ID #2457134).
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 Robert Osborne Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery:
36.6257, -83.3604
The Robert Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery ...
The Robert Osborne Family Cemetery was established in 1903.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robert Osborne Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shackelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- McLin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolfenbarger Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfenbarger Cemetery
- Houndshell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lee Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Robert Osborne Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robert Osborne Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Twila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pathfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Van
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bobs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Wallins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Cawood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Yount Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldiron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Callaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
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 Robert Osborne Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robert Osborne Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlan
- Jonesville
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Robert Osborne Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Robert Osborne Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2457134
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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- Robert Osborne Family 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. |