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A visit to the Beard 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 Beard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beard Cemetery (FG ID #49378)

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 Beard Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beard Cemetery

Lat:   37.7024°   (37° 42' 8")

Lon:   -79.1103°   (-79° 6' 37")

The Beard Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.

The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the south southeast of the Beard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Beard Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Higginbotham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Mays Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Loving Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Parr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Fulcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Steele Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Henley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Cash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Mays Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Harewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harewood Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Giles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Henley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Camden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camden Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Dodd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Burford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Beard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Amherst County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amherst

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beard Cemetery:

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 Beard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1481537  (Beard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1481537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Piney River
    • County: Amherst         Elev: 269
    • Location given for GNIS #1481537 (Beard Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #49378

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Amherst, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Beard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7024, Longitude: -79.1103    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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