A visit to the Asbury 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 Asbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Asbury Cemetery:
36.7971, -79.0458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies just to the east southeast of the Asbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Asbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Asbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Grove Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Oak Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Millstone Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Dan River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- Catawba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rodden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Sign Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Westside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Banister Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Crystal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Loftis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Nathalie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Java
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Laurel Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Cluster Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Rabat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Sutherlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Scottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Renan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
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 Asbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
- Spring Garden
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 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690098 (Asbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690098 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon Hill
- Location given for Asbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7970818 Lon: -79.0458477
- 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 Halifax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Asbury 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. |