A visit to the Atkinson 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 Atkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkinson Cemetery:
36.8065, -79.2803
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies just to the west of the Atkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neal Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Family Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Chatham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553948 <5>
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Whitethorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitethorn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn Cemetery
- Chatham Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chatham Burial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Burial Park
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Burch Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harris Homestead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Homestead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Weal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408685 <5>
- Oak Level Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level Cemetery
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Highland Burial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Burial Park is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50621 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
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 Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Lucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Transco Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Sonans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Markham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Sheva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Tightsqueeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Chalk Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Sign Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Weal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Beaver Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Rodden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Leda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Renan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Sutherlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
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 Atkinson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatham
- Gretna
- Spring Garden
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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462610 (Atkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462610 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: Pittsylvania
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Garden
- Location given for Atkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8065261 Lon: -79.2802993
- 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 Pittsylvania, 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- Atkinson 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. |
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