A visit to the Slemp 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 Slemp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slemp Cemetery:
36.8145, -82.8499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slemp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Slemp Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Slemp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slemp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Coldiron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Clarkston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Barron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Gilly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gilly Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Wampler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Shupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
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- Sturgil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturgil Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgil Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arbuckle Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
- Rhoton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rhoton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoton Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wise County
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- Tannery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tannery Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Cemetery
- Exeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Exeter Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter 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 Slemp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slemp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Darnell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Big Stone Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Stickleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Kent Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Holmes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Pennington Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Benham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Kermit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Fort Blackmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Dizney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
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 Slemp 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 Slemp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Norton
- Pennington Gap
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 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 Slemp Cemetery:
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- 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 Slemp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487310 (Slemp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487310 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Stone Gap
- Location given for Slemp Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8145384 Lon: -82.8498845
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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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Slemp 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. |