A visit to the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery has been estimated.<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
Lat: 38.5722° (38° 34' 19")
Lon: -78.7299° (-78° 43' 47")
The Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wampler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob Sellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flook Armentrout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Barley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Concord UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broadway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Athens Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bible Way Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lacey Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daphna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timberville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plains Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <6>
- Green Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Singers Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keezletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Massanutten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
- Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <6>
- Leaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fulks Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Erection
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
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 Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Elkton
- Elkton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Harrisonburg
- New Market
- Stanley
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 Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5722, Longitude: -78.7299 |
<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 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. |
<7> | 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. |