A visit to the Abraham 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 Abraham Cemetery ...
The Abraham Cemetery is located in Hanover County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beth El Cemetery
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1848688 <3>
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1515242 <3>
- Enon Cemetery
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154652 <3>
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Hungary Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- Montezuma Plantation
- The Montezuma Plantation is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Plantation
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Plantation is located outside and to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414903 <3>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Bethesda Cemetery
- The New Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethesda Cemetery
- Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
- The Schermerhorn Family Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schermerhorn Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259877 <3>
- Second Union Cemetery
- The Second Union Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Union Cemetery
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641499 <3>
- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion 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]<2> of the Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland
- Atlee Station
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Chamberlayne
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Dumbarton
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- East Highland Park
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Enfield
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fort Lee
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Glen Allen
- Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Gwathmey
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hanover
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Heckler Village
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Highland Springs
- Hunton
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel Village
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lee Park
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Longdale
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mechanicsville
- Montrose Heights
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Montrose
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oakland
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Quail Walk
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Richmond
- Sandston
- Westwood
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
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 Abraham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hanover County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abraham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Glen Allen
- Hanover
- Richmond
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 Abraham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hanover 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 Abraham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462338 (Abraham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462338 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: Hanover
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Studley
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Abraham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |