A visit to the Montague 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 Montague Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montague Cemetery:
36.5135, -78.9117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Montague Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Montague Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Montague Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Montague Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montague Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Virgilina Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Montague Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montague Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virgilina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Whitt Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- South Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Delila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Semora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allens Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Aarons Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Leasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Averett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Westside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
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 Montague Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montague 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 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 Montague Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Montague Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #990150 (Montague Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990150 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cluster Springs
- Location given for Montague Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.513474 Lon: -78.911676
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Person, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montague 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. |