A visit to the Big A 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 Big A Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big A Cemetery:
36.6046, -80.2167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big A Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big A Cemetery is located in Patrick County<2>.
The county seat for Patrick County is located in Stuart. Stuart lies just to the northwest of the Big A Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big A Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Big A Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big A Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wayside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayside Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stuart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <5>
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nettle Ridge Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Ridge Cemetery
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Critz Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Critz Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Critz Cemetery
- Patrick Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cockram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joyce Family Cemetery is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Family Cemetery
- The Joyce Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345833 <5>
- Joyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- The Joyce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47833 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rye Cove Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove Cemetery
- The Rye Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fain Family Cemetery
- Handy Family Cemetery
- Handy - Rye Cemetery
- Light Family Cemetery
- Hill Top Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mayo Mtn. Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lankford Cemetery is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Martin - Hall Cemetery is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin - Hall 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 Big A Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big A Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patrick Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Aarons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amostown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Elamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Danbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Meadows of Dan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Mount Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Horse Pasture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
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 Big A Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Patrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big A Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Big A Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Patrick 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 Big A Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1497929 (Big A Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497929 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: Patrick
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nettleridge
- Location given for Big A Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6045814 Lon: -80.2167181
- 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 Patrick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big A 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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