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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rust Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rust Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rust Cemetery

Lat:   36.6979°   (36° 41' 52")

Lon:   -82.0657°   (-82° 3' 56")

The Rust Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the east of the Rust Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rust Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rust Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Ratcliff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Shutters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shutters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shutters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Andis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andis Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pippin Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hortenstine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hortenstine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hortenstine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hortenstine Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Minnick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minnick Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Starke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Barker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Whiteaker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteaker Cemetery
      • The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
    • Clyce Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clyce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Warren Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Denton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • McCroskey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Teeter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teeter Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Pope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Puckett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Henry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Tate Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tate Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • White Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Washington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rust Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rust Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rust Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
    • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Greendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Washington County
  • Abingdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Green Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
    • Green Spring is located in Washington County
  • Holston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
    • Holston is located in Washington County
  • Burson Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
    • Burson Place is located in Washington County
  • Lowland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
    • Lowland is located in Washington County
  • Craigs Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
    • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Virginia Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
  • Watauga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watauga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Washington County
  • Brumley Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
    • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Benhams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
      • Benhams is located in Washington County
    • Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <7>
    • Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <7>
    • Holston Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
      • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Leonard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leonard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Washington County
    • Ruthton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Alvarado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Washington County
    • Glenford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
      • Glenford is located in Washington County
    • Three Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
    • Fishdam ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
      • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Lindell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lindell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
      • Lindell is located in Washington County
    • Creswell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Russell County
    • Willow Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Russell County

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 Rust 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 Rust Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rust Cemetery:

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 Rust Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1473659  (Rust Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1473659 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wyndale
    • County: Washington         Elev: 638
    • Location given for GNIS #1473659 (Rust Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rust Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6979, Longitude: -82.0657       In this case, the coordinates for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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