A visit to the Spencer Alley 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 Spencer Alley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spencer Alley Cemetery:
36.6898, -82.5796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spencer Alley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spencer Alley Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the south of the Spencer Alley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spencer Alley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Spencer Alley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spencer Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair 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
- Solon Addington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin 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
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
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- Sander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sander Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Estill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- John F. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The John F. Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John F. Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John F. Williams Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gate City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2678181 <5>
- Quillin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Culbutson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Culbutson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbutson 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 Spencer Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spencer Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Snowflake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Yuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Fort Blackmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Hiltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
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- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Cherokee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Maces Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Nickelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Borden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Block City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orebank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
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 Spencer Alley 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 Spencer Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
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 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 Spencer Alley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- 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 Spencer Alley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1498187 (Spencer Alley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498187 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: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gate City
- Location given for Spencer Alley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6898214 Lon: -82.5795995
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (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- Spencer Alley 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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