A visit to the Ampy 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 Ampy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ampy Cemetery:
37.0796, -77.5411
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ampy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the west of the Ampy 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 Ampy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ampy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Rowanta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
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- Boisseau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Peagram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ampy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ampy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- McKenney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Derby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Holly ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Darvills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
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 Ampy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ampy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ampy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Ampy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462454 (Ampy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462454 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dinwiddie
- Location given for Ampy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0795944 Lon: -77.5410975
- 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 Dinwiddie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ampy 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. |