A visit to the Balls Bluff National Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Balls Bluff National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Balls Bluff National Cemetery (FG ID #49334).
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 Balls Bluff National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balls Bluff National Cemetery:
39.1319, -77.5275
The Balls Bluff National Cemetery is located in Loudoun County<2>.
The county seat for Loudoun County is located in Leesburg. Leesburg lies just to the west southwest of the Balls Bluff National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balls Bluff National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Balls Bluff National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balls Bluff National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton - Dyer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catoctin Free Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterford Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Monocacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Faith Chapel Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Chapel Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Broad Run Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Furnace Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Furnace Mtn. Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mtn. Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Paul Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Balls Bluff National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balls Bluff National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lansdowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashburn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Poolesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waxpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarland Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Purcellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Balls Bluff National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Loudoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balls Bluff National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamilton
- Leesburg
- Purcellville
- Sterling
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 helpful 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 Balls Bluff National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Loudoun 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 Balls Bluff National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #49334
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462748 (Balls Bluff National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462748 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: Loudoun
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterford
- Location given for Balls Bluff National Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1317723 Lon: -77.5274894
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balls Bluff National 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |