A visit to the Surgener 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 Surgener Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Surgener Cemetery:
36.6295, -83.2816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Surgener Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Surgener Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Surgener Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Surgener Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Surgener Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Surgener Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Botner Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rose Hill.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Garrett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49347 <5>
- Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houndshell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Whisman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whisman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisman Cemetery
- Wyrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfenbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfenbarger Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfenbarger Cemetery
- Vanderventer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Gollihon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gollihon Cemetery is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollihon Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Surgener Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Surgener Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sneedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Hubbard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Ewing
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mary Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Duck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleenortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Twila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Cranks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cawood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Blackwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pathfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- South Wallins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Loyall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Eidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Wallins Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Verda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Ages
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Coxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Surgener 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 Surgener Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlan
- Jonesville
- Sneedville
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 websites either 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 Surgener 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 Surgener Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1475346 (Surgener Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475346 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: 416 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
- Location given for Surgener Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6295318 Lon: -83.2815676
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Surgener 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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