A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
37.5988, -78.4081
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Buckingham County<2>.
The county seat for Buckingham County is located in Buckingham. Buckingham lies just to the west southwest of the Allen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Whitlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <5>
- Hanes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mourning Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornerstone Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Centenary.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278836 <5>
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Bettie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bettie Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie Cemetery
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 Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dillwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arvonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Buckingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Enonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Centenary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Alcoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Trenton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Vinco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Fork Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Sheppards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buckingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckingham
- Cumberland
- Dillwyn
- Fork Union
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 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buckingham 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462403 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462403 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: Buckingham
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillwyn
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5987576 Lon: -78.4080576
- 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 Buckingham, 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 from Point A (ie- Allen 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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