A visit to the Armistead Burial Ground ...
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 Armistead Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Armistead Burial Ground:
37.3415, -76.2824
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Armistead Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Armistead Burial Ground is located in Mathews County<2>.
The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the north northwest of the Armistead Burial Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Armistead Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Armistead Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Borum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Borum Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borum Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- New Point School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Armistead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Armistead Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mathews County
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- Horn Harbor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Horn Harbor Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Harbor Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195836 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hamburg School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Mickelborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Perkins Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Armistead Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Armistead Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- New Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
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- Susan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Onemo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Beaverlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Mathews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Rowes Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Achilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Ordinary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Money
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- White Marsh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Gloucester Courthouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Country Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Amburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Poquoson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Cherrystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Stingray Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
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 Armistead Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mathews County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Armistead Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloucester Point
- Mathews
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Armistead Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mathews 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 Armistead Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739068 (Armistead Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739068 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: Mathews
- Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Point Comfort
- Location given for Armistead Burial Ground:
- Lat: 37.3415264 Lon: -76.2824412
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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 Mathews, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Armistead Burial Ground) 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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