A visit to the Starnes 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 Starnes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starnes Cemetery:
36.7232, -82.6121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Starnes 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 southeast of the Starnes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Starnes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Starnes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starnes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sander Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Salling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Salling Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salling Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
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- Ervin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Spencer Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Fraysier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraysier Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraysier Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Henderson - Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2675165 <5>
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 Starnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starnes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lano
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clinchport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Yuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Kermit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Nickelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Block City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Horace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Maces Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- East Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
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 Starnes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Starnes 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 Starnes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1475083 (Starnes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475083 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: 498 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gate City
- Location given for Starnes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7231541 Lon: -82.612101
- 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 '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- Starnes 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |