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A visit to the Amherst Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Amherst Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Amherst Cemetery (FG ID #49232)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Amherst Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amherst Cemetery

Lat:   37.5976°   (37° 35' 51")

Lon:   -79.0374°   (-79° 2' 14")

The cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.

As an estimate, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.

The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the southwest of the Amherst Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Amherst Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Christian Aid Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Aid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Aid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Aid Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Parr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Burford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Faulconer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulconer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulconer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Morriss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morriss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morriss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morriss Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Cash Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Henley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Loving Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Watts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Giles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Fulcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Steele Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Beard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mays Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Higginbotham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • McIvor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIvor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIvor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amherst Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Amherst Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amherst Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Amherst Cemetery:

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 Amherst Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1462445  (Amherst Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1462445 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Amherst
    • County: Amherst         Elev: 231
    • Location given for GNIS #1462445 (Amherst Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #49232

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amherst, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Amherst Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5976, Longitude: -79.0374    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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